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

By using a non-government app on a non-government phone, any record of the conversation could be kept from the public, forever. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025

Host Sunny Hostin shared that the show had received a statement from the care facility's legal team that she hadn't been kept from her family and has received excellent medical care, which Williams continued to deny. —Emily Trainham, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025

Democrats made certain Kennedy would be kept from the first presidential debate stage despite double-digit poll support. —Rob Richie, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025

Johansson plays covert operations expert Zora Bennett, who attempts to secure the genetic material from the dinosaurs but ends up stranded with a civilian family on an island that holds a secret being kept from humanity. —Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for keep from

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