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School Hospital Sb I Meaning Make Stay Place

Word keep in
Meaning

Meaning: to make someone stay in a place like a school or a hospital

Synonym: detain (formal)

Example For example:

  • keep sb in My grandma said her teachers didn't keep naughty kids in after school to punish them. They just hit them.

  • keep sb in I went to the hospital because I wasn't feeling well, and they kept me in overnight for observation.

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