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Webster 1913 Edition

kept

kept

(kĕpt)
,
imp.
&
p.
p.
of
Keep
.
Kept woman
,
Kept mistress
,
a concubine; a woman supported by a man as his paramour.

Webster 1828 Edition

Kept

KEPT

, pret. and pp. of keep.

Definition 2024

kept

kept

English

Verb

kept

  1. simple past tense and past participle of keep

Derived terms

Statistics

Most common English words before 1923: fire · lost · human · #381: kept · business · mean · manner

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛpt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛpt

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