keep one's word
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English
[edit]Verb
[edit]keep one's word (third-person singular simple present keeps one's word, present participle keeping one's word, simple past and past participle kept one's word)
- Do what one has said one will do.
- Synonyms: stay true to one's word, be as good as one's word, deliver the goods
- Antonym: break one's word
Translations
[edit]do what one has said one will do
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References
[edit]- “keep one's word”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “keep your word” (US) / “keep your word” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.