keepsomeone/somethingfromsomething
phrasal verbwithkeepverbuk/kiːp/us/kiːp/kept|kept
C2
topreventsomeone or something from doing something:
[+ -ing verb]Try tokeepthechildrenfromthrowingfoodall over thefloor.
Am Ikeepingyou fromyourwork?
- It would bebetterif we couldkeepthebabyfromfallingasleepuntil we gethome.
- I use thispieceofwoodtokeepthedoorfromblowingshut.
- Jack is doing everything he can tokeepthebusinessfromfailing.
- Myhusbandalwayskeepsme from getting toodepressedaboutwork.
- Wrappingbreadandstoringit in thefridgekeepsit from goingstalesoquickly.
Preventing and impeding
- anti-jamming
- avert
- avoid
- avoidable
- bar
- be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
- bottleneck
- derail
- fireproof
- hamper
- hang
- havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
- head off
- hinder
- prevent
- preventable
- prevention
- prevention is better than cureidiom
- preventive
- scuttle