Keep out meaning
Keep out is a phrasal verb that means to not enter a place, or to prevent someone or something from entering.
- Past simple
- kept out
- Past participle
- kept out
- -ing form
- keeping out
What keep out means
B1
To not enter a place, or to prevent someone or something from entering
The sign on the gate said 'Keep out'.
Similar phrasal verbs
With keep: keep on doing, keep in, keep off, keep on, keep up, keep down, keep away, keep back, keep from doing, keep in with.
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 mean?
To not enter a place, or to prevent someone or something from entering.
What is the past tense of keep out?
Kept out, 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.
