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Meaning of keep on keeping on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To continue persevering; to carry on carrying on; to carry on with one's current activity or endeavor; an expression of encouragement.

imperative, informal

Examples

“Near-synonyms: keep it up; (sometimes also) hang in, hang in there, hang on”

“You got to keep on keepin' on; you got to keep your head up high; you got to work with what you've got; and someday you will fly”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

keep on truckin' keep on trucking keep one's breath to cool one's porridge keep one's cards close to one's chest keep one's chapels keep one's chin up