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kip

verb

/kiːp/

English Definition

to keep.

Etymology

  • (Derived from English keep.)

Examples

  • "Kip unu yai dem uopm, tan op chrang fi wa unu biliiv, no fried a notn an gwaan kip chrang."

    Keep your eyes open, stand up for what you believe in, fear nothing and keep strong.

  • "It was Saint Thomas in the east / There some bearded man keep a big feast"

    It was Saint Thomas (parish) in the east / There some bearded men held a big feast

  • "Ascorden to one Gleaner report weh come out Monday gone, prime minister Andrew Holness keep one big meeting pon Internet fi di Jamaican dem a farin."

    According to a Gleaner report that came out last Monday, prime minister Andrew Holness held a big meeting on the Internet for foreign Jamaicans.

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