keep to

verb

to adhere to or stand by or cause to adhere to or stand by
to keep to a promise
to confine or be confined to
keep to oneself
1. intr to avoid the society of others
2. tr to refrain from sharing or disclosing
keep oneself to oneself
to avoid the society of others

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Lloyd instructed those close by to follow her and keep to the centre of the river.

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UK businesses bringing in larger shipments have to pay taxes, and they also argue that cheaper goods might fail to meet the same environmental and ethical standards that they keep to.

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Doctors who treated Francis at Rome's Gemelli hospital had prescribed a regimen of complete rest – but it was never likely that a typically active Pope who spent much of his papacy meeting people would keep to that.

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Lucy, who is known for her How Does A Blind Girl... series of videos, is overjoyed by the prospect of IVF but she has also been frank about the fact she currently does not qualify, owing to her current weight, a sensitive element of IVF treatment that many keep to themselves.

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"I took his paw prints and wanted something for my current boys to create which I would keep to treasure and so I found some mini canvases, and the boys got to work."

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