phrasal verb / idiom · neutral
keep one's word
UK/kiːp wʌnz wɜːd/US/kip wʌnz wɜrd/KEEP·one's·WORD
speakingtask2
do what you promised or promised to do
Examples
“A successful leader should keep one's word to build trust.”
“He kept his word and refunded the money.”
“If a company does not keep its word, customers lose trust.”
Band 8 sentence
“In international negotiations, diplomats must keep their word to maintain credibility.”
Collocations
- keep one's word
- fail to keep one's word
- honour one's word
Word family
keep verbword noun
Common mistakes
keep word→keep one's word
keep promise→keep a promise / keep one's promise
Say it for a higher band
5keep promise→6honour one's promise→7+keep one's word
Synonyms
honour a promise
keep a promise
Easily confused
honour one's word
“He honoured his word by completing the contract on time.”
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