keep in

drinnen behalten

Dafür sorgen, dass jemand oder etwas in einem Raum oder innerhalb einer Grenze bleibt.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone or something stay inside a place or within a limit.

• Please keep the cat in tonight.
• The rain kept us in all afternoon.
• This fence keeps the sheep in the field.

So benutzt man es: keep someone/something in something (Keep the dog in the garden.)

Synonyme: keep inside, confine

Gegenteile: let out

Häufige Wendungen: keep someone in, keep something in, keep in bounds

nachsitzen lassen

Einen Schüler zur Strafe nach dem Unterricht in der Schule bleiben lassen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make a student stay at school after lessons as a punishment.

• Our teacher kept us in.
• Will you keep me in after school?
• They were kept in for throwing paper during class.

So benutzt man es: keep someone in for something (The teacher kept us in for talking.)

Synonyme: give detention to

Häufige Wendungen: keep someone in, keep pupils in, keep children in

weiterbrennen

Von einem Feuer gesagt: weiterbrennen, ohne auszugehen.

In einfachem Englisch: For a fire to continue burning without going out.

• Will the fire keep in overnight?
• The kitchen fire kept in until morning.
• With enough coal, this fire should keep in.

Synonyme: stay alight, keep burning

Gegenteile: go out

Häufige Wendungen: fire keep in, keep in overnight

am Brennen halten

Dafür sorgen, dass ein Feuer weiterbrennt und nicht ausgeht.

In einfachem Englisch: To make a fire continue burning without going out.

• We kept the fire in overnight.
• Add more coal to keep it in.
• She used dry wood to keep the kitchen fire in.

So benutzt man es: keep a fire in (A little coal will keep the fire in.)

Synonyme: keep alight, keep burning

Gegenteile: extinguish

Häufige Wendungen: keep something in, keep fire in