verb phrase · neutral
keep a journal
UK/kiːp ə ˈdʒɜːnəl/US/kiːp ə ˈdʒɜrnl/keep a JOUR·nal
to regularly write personal thoughts, experiences, or records in a notebook
Examples
“To track my progress, I keep a journal and write a short entry every evening.”
“She keeps a journal when she travels to remember details of each place.”
“Keeping a journal helped him process difficult emotions during exams.”
Band 8 sentence
“To improve my reflective writing, I keep a journal and revisit old entries to see how my views have changed.”
Collocations
- keep a travel journal
- keep a daily journal
Word family
Common mistakes
keep journal→keep a journal
write journal→keep a journal
Say it for a higher band
5write journal→6keep journal→7+keep a journal
Synonyms
write a diary
Easily confused
write in a diary
“She preferred to write in a diary every night rather than post online.”
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