phrasal verb · informal
keep on
UK/kiːp ɒn/US/kip ɑːn/KEEP on
speaking
to continue doing something (often repeatedly or persistently)
Examples
“He kept on talking even though nobody was listening.”
“If you keep on practising like this, you'll improve fast.”
“My teacher told me to keep on trying until I got it right.”
Band 8 sentence
“Even when mistakes happen, successful students keep on practising until they master the skill.”
Collocations
- keep on doing something
- keep on practising
Word family
keep on verbkept on verb (past)keeping on verb (gerund)
Common mistakes
I keep to study every day.→I keep on studying every day.
She keeps on to practice.→She keeps on practising.
Say it for a higher band
5continue→6carry on→7+keep on
Synonyms
continue
persist
Easily confused
continue
“Despite the interruption, she continued her presentation.”
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