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View synonyms for

keep on

verb

  1. to continue or persist in (doing something)

    keep on running

  2. tr to continue to wear
  3. tr to continue to employ

    the firm kept on only ten men

  4. intrfoll byabout to persist in talking (about)
  5. intrfoll byat to nag (a person)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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"They kept on saying: the ring, the ring! And I was so startled that it didn't compute for a minute," she told Letterman.

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Vardy, who will turn 39 next January, wants to keep on playing and there will be no shortage of takers at home or abroad.

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Ultimately, nine of those posts were kept on the books but with no money to pay for them, according to Mejia spokesperson Diana Chang.

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With those two playing the way they are, Newcastle are going to keep on winning.

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However, guns and ammunition "keep on coming", says Mr Le Cour, which is "a massive driver for violence and instability".

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