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Meanings of kept up in English

Kept in good condition.

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        Usage of kept up in English
        1
        Throughout the week, regime forces kept up their bombardment of eastern Ghouta.
        The Guardian
        2
        However, wage increases have not kept up with the rise in prices.
        BBC
        3
        The racket kept up till the sky in the east was gray.
        Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks
        4
        Although Humphreys' heart disease was progressing, he kept up a hectic pace.
        The outfit: the role of chicago's underworld in the shaping of m...
        5
        The eight guards walked ahead, apparently unconcerned whether their charges kept up.
        The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
        6
        Robert has kept up the fire in our bedroom throughout the night.
        The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Volume 2 of 2)
        7
        He was also grateful because the incident kept up the media coverage.
        The Guardian
        8
        The Hun kept up the bombardment for some time and the O.C.
        S.O.S. Stand to!
        9
        The requisite discipline is kept up, but not in the martinet style.
        Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1
        10
        Do you know that colt kept up with her the whole way?
        The Valley of Horses
        11
        In much of the world, laws have not kept up with technology.
        Wired
        12
        George kept up the smile, and soon the savage smiled in return.
        The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands
        13
        She kept up a correspondence with an old school-friend in the country.
        The Wandering Jew — Volume 04
        14
        They kept up a communication with the different societies established in America.
        The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abol...
        15
        The pope kept up relations with the enemy: his patrimony was diminished.
        History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814
        16
        The whites would have surrounded the buildings and kept up the attack.
        Empire of the Summer Moon
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