What does keep away mean?

keep away means "prevent from coming close".

Is keep away a common word?

keep away is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Keep away — meaning and definition

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
prevent from coming close
“I tried to keep the child away from the pool”
Broaderprevent

Questions about keep away

What does keep away mean?: keep away means "prevent from coming close".
Is keep away a common word?: keep away is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for keep away come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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