keep to

keep to
transitive verb
1) (not leave) bleiben auf (+ Dat.) [Straße, Weg]

keep to the left! — halte dich links!; bleib links!

2) (follow, observe) sich halten an (+ Akk.) [Regeln, Muster, Gesetz, Diät, usw.]; einhalten [Zeitplan]; halten [Versprechen]

keep to one's word — Wort halten

3)

keep [oneself] to oneself — für sich bleiben

they keep themselves to themselves — sie bleiben unter sich. See also academic.ru/40523/keep">keep 2. 2)

* * *
(not to leave or go away from: Keep to this side of the park!; We kept to the roads we knew.) sich halten an
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keep to
A v/i
1. bleiben in (dat):
keep to the house;
keep to one’s bed das Bett hüten;
keep to o.s. für sich bleiben; → left1 B 1, right B 7
2. fig festhalten an (dat), bleiben bei:
keep to the rules of the game sich an die Spielregeln halten;
keep to the agreed time die vereinbarte Zeit einhalten;
keep to the point bei der Sache oder sachlich bleiben
B v/t
1. keep sth to a (oder the) minimum etwas auf ein Minimum beschränken
2. jemanden zwingen, bei einer Sache zu bleiben:
I kept him to his promise ich nagelte ihn auf sein Versprechen fest
3. keep sth to o.s. etwas für sich behalten;
keep o.s. to o.s. für sich bleiben
* * *
transitive verb
1) (not leave) bleiben auf (+ Dat.) [Straße, Weg]

keep to the left! — halte dich links!; bleib links!

2) (follow, observe) sich halten an (+ Akk.) [Regeln, Muster, Gesetz, Diät, usw.]; einhalten [Zeitplan]; halten [Versprechen]

keep to one's word — Wort halten

3)

keep [oneself] to oneself — für sich bleiben

they keep themselves to themselves — sie bleiben unter sich. See also keep 2. 2)


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