kept verb adjective Stress: first syllable 🤍 Save Syllables: kept (1) English Definition Past and past participle of keep; retained or continued Example Sentence She kept her promise. US IPA /kept/ 🔊 Listen US UK IPA /kept/ 🔊 Listen UK Synonyms retained held preserved maintained saved Antonyms lost discarded released Share this Word Facebook WhatsApp X Telegram Copy Link