Keep off meaning
Keep off is a phrasal verb that means to avoid entering an area or prevent a person or thing from entering it.
- Past simple
- kept off
- Past participle
- kept off
- -ing form
- keeping off
What keep off means
B1
To avoid entering an area or prevent a person or thing from entering it
Please keep off the newly planted lawn.
Similar phrasal verbs
With keep: keep on doing, keep in, keep on, keep out, keep up, keep down, keep away, keep back, keep from doing, keep in with.
With off: turn off, take off, cut off, go off, put off, break off, start off, tick off, get off, back off.
Common questions
What does keep off mean?
To avoid entering an area or prevent a person or thing from entering it.
What is the past tense of keep off?
Kept off, 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.
