phrasal verb · neutral

keep up with

/kiːp ʌp wɪð/KEEP·up·with

speakingtask2

to remain at the same level or speed as someone or something; to be aware of the latest developments

Examples

“It's hard to keep up with all the new research in biology.”

“She studies every day to keep up with her classmates.”

“He reads journals to keep up with changes in his field.”

Band 8 sentence

“To succeed in my degree I had to read widely each week to keep up with the rapidly changing field.”

Collocations

  • keep up with the syllabus/changes/latest research
  • keep up with classmates
  • keep up with technology

Word family

keep up with phrasal verbkeeping up with verb / gerund

Common mistakes

keep with→keep up with

keep up on→keep up with

Say it for a higher band

5follow→6stay up to date→7+keep up with

Synonyms

stay abreast of

keep pace with

Easily confused

stay abreast of

“Journalists must stay abreast of current events.”

catch up with

“After returning from holiday she had to catch up with her emails.”

Related words

know something inside outcatch up (on)hit the booksburn the midnight oilput one's nose to the grindstonebe snowed under (with)read up oncram for

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