keep up with

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

keep up with (third-person singular simple present keeps up with, present participle keeping up with, simple past and past participle kept up with)

1. To manage to remain beside or just behind someone or something that is moving away from one.
   • 1993, Neil Penswick, The pit, London: Virgin Books, pages 113–257:

     Blake needed to run to keep up with the indignant Doctor.

2. (figuratively) To manage to remain up to date with trends, fashions, etc
   • 1992, Hair Flair, London: Shaws Publications Ltd, pages 4–58:

     Keeping up with the latest hair trends as ever, Wella has just introduced Hair Sets in three variants.

3. To manage to follow an argument, a discussion, etc.

Derived terms

• keep up with the Joneses

Translations

manage to remain beside or just behind

• Bashkir: артынан өлгөрөү (artınan ölgöröw)
• French: aller de pair avec
• German: mithalten (de), mit etwas Schritt halten
• Irish: coinnigh suas le
• Italian: tenere dietro a
• Polish: nadążać impf, nadążyć pf
• Scottish Gaelic: cùm suas ri
• Spanish: seguir (es), ir al paso

manage to remain up to date

• Bashkir: артынан өлгөрөү (artınan ölgöröw)
• Italian: stare al passo con, non sfigurare
• Polish: nadążać impf, nadążyć pf
• Scottish Gaelic: cùm suas ri

manage to follow an argument, a discussion, etc

• Italian: stare al passo con
• Polish: nadążać impf, nadążyć pf
• Scottish Gaelic: cùm suas ri