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"to keep" in Dutch

houden
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “to keep” is houden.

Pronounced the same

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to love (part 1) houden
keep (plural) houden

Examples of "to keep" in use

There are 15 examples of the Dutch word for "to keep" being used:
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to keep (long form) te houden
love (plural) houden van
He didn’t know how to behave himself. Het wist zelf niet, hoe het zich zou houden.
to stay in touch contact houden
And she lit all the matches in the box, for she wished to keep her grandmother with her. En zij streek al de lucifers uit het doosje af, want zij wilde haar grootmoeder zo graag bij zich houden.
to take into account rekening houden met
You can trust him to keep his word. Je kan hem vertrouwen dat hij zijn woord zal houden.
We have to keep it going now. We moeten het nu gaande houden.
Tom couldn’t tell one twin from the other. Tom kon de tweeling niet uit elkaar houden.
He will always have that scar. Dat litteken zal hij altijd houden.

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"to keep" Practice (16)
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love (plural),
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And she lit all the matches in the box, for she wished to keep her grandmother with her.,
Don’t make promises you can’t keep.,
He didn’t know how to behave himself.,
He will always have that scar.,
My children love the story of Snow White.,
to keep (long form),
To keep some 1,000 employees in line, requires a strict planning.,
to stay in touch,
to take into account,
Tom couldn’t tell one twin from the other.,
We have to keep it going now.,
When a fool is silent, he may be considered wise.,
You can trust him to keep his word.,
“No, it’s not a turkey,” thought the old duck; “Look how strong he hits his legs and how straight he knows how to keep himself!”
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Domien De Groot