keep on
Persist without ceasing
Keep on means to continue or persist with an action: Keep on trying until you succeed.
It adds emphasis or determination that plain "keep" lacks.
She kept on talking even after everyone stopped listening.
The phrase can also mean to retain someone in employment: They decided to keep him on after the trial period.
Continue despite obstacles
- endureSuffer through without yielding
- continueGo on without stopping
- sustainKeep something going continuously
- maintainKeep in condition
forge ahead · push forward · hang in there · stick with it · stay the course · move forward · prevail · stand firm
persevere
Continue despite obstacles
- endureSuffer through without yielding
- continueGo on without stopping
- sustainKeep something going continuously
maintain · forge ahead · push forward · hang in there · stick with it · stay the course · move forward · prevail · stand firm · dogged
- perseverancepersist, never give up, tenacity, hang in there, endurance
- progressprogress, in progress, promotion, raise, making progress
- modal verbscan, could, may, might, must
keep ongive up
Stop attempting something
abandon · surrender · throw in the towel · call it quits · let go
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