Keep out of meaning
Keep out of is a phrasal verb that means to avoid involvement in a matter or prevent another person or thing from becoming involved.
- Past simple
- kept out of
- Past participle
- kept out of
- -ing form
- keeping out of
What keep out of means
B2
To avoid involvement in a matter or prevent another person or thing from becoming involved
Try to keep personal feelings out of the discussion.
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 out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.
Common questions
What does keep out of mean?
To avoid involvement in a matter or prevent another person or thing from becoming involved.
What is the past tense of keep out of?
Kept out of, 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.
