Keep someone/something from something meaning
Keep someone/something from something is a phrasal verb that means to prevent a person or thing from doing or experiencing something.
- Past simple
- kept someone/
something from something - Past participle
- kept someone/
something from something - -ing form
- keeping someone/
something from something
What keep someone/something from something means
C2
To prevent a person or thing from doing or experiencing something
Thick curtains keep the room from overheating.
Similar phrasal verbs
With keep: keep on doing, keep in, keep off, keep on, keep out, keep up, keep down, keep away, keep back, keep from doing.
With from: come from, hear from, hail from, know something from something, take something from someone.
Common questions
What does keep someone/something from something mean?
To prevent a person or thing from doing or experiencing something.
What is the past tense of keep someone/something from something?
Kept someone/something from something, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
