keep from

phrasal verb

kept from; keeping from; keeps from

1

: to not do or experience (something)

She found it hard to keep from laughing.

It's difficult to keep from feeling worried about this situation.

It was hard to keep from confusing the twins.

2

: to prevent or stop (someone or something) from doing or experiencing (something)

She's been trying to keep herself from eating too much candy.

An umbrella will keep you from getting wet.

I don't want to keep you from (doing) your work.

3

: to not tell (something) to (someone)

What information are you keeping from me?

They think the government is keeping the truth from us.

Examples of keep from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Any one of these injuries might stop a more typical vigilante, but Nathan keeps right on going, stabbing himself with epinephrine as needed to keep from fainting. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025

He was also kept from using a phone or receiving proper nutrition or hydration, according to the indictment. —Madison Scott, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025

There are people who want the topic to continue to be kept from the public entirely. —James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025

The fish had been kept from that part of the north branch, running down from the Sierra Mountains, since Englebright Dam was built in 1941 and New Bullards Bar Dam in the 1960s. —Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 25 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for keep from

• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• abomasum
• bum
• chum
• come