to keep in
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
To repress, to restrain; also, to confine boys in the classroom after school hours as a punishment.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Examples
I hope we'll be able to keep in touch.Tôi hi vọng chúng ta có thể giữ liên lạc.
Tatoeba sentence #10276635 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “to keep in” mean?
To repress, to restrain; also, to confine boys in the classroom after school hours as a punishment.
Is “to keep in” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.