keep (EN)
verb, noun

verb “keep”

keep; he keeps; past kept, part. kept; ger. keeping
  1. තත්වයක් හෝ ස්ථානයක රැක ගැනීමට
    She keeps her diary locked to ensure her privacy.
  2. අතින් නොහැර තබා ගැනීමට
    She keeps a small box of chewing gum in case she needs to freshen her breath.
  3. නවත්වා නොගෙන ඉදිරියට කරන්න
    She promised to keep writing letters to him while he was overseas.
  4. තත්වයක රැඳී සිටීමට
    To win the game, she kept quiet about her strategy.
  5. තබා ගන්න
    Please keep the door closed while the air conditioning is on.
  6. පැවැත්මකට සත්‍ය වීමට
    Despite the challenges, he kept his vow to always support his friend.
  7. රහසක් අන් අයට නොකියා තබා ගැනීමට
    She promised to keep the secret.
  8. අනාගත යොමුවක් සඳහා නිතිපතා සිදුවීම් හෝ තොරතුරු පිළිබඳ වාර්තා තබා ගැනීමට
    She keeps meticulous records of all her business meetings.
  9. ජීවත් වීමට අවශ්‍ය දේ සපයා අනුග්‍රහය කිරීමට
    She has been keeping her elderly parents, ensuring they have everything they need.
  10. කෙනෙකු හෝ යමක් ආරක්ෂා කිරීමට
    I will keep the cookies from the dog so he doesn't eat them.
  11. පැවැත්ම සඳහා රැක බලා ගැනීමට
    She keeps bees in her backyard for honey.
  12. කිසිවක් නවත්වා නොගෙන කරන්න
    She keeps practicing piano every day, hoping to get better.
  13. ආහාර හොඳින් රැඳී සිටීමට
    Honey will keep almost indefinitely thanks to its anti-bacterial properties.

noun “keep”

sg. keep, pl. keeps or uncountable
  1. ජීවත් වීමට අවශ්‍ය මූලික අවශ්‍යතා
    She took in the stray cat, providing shelter and her keep.
  2. බලකොටුවේ මූලික බලකොටුව
    The king's treasure was securely stored in the keep, the most fortified part of the castle.