keep+aloof+from

  • 1keep aloof from — index forgo Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2keep aloof — v. (D; intr.) to keep aloof from ( to remain at a distance from ) (she kept aloof from the others) * * * (D; intr.) to keep aloof from (she kept aloof from the others; to remain at a distance from ) …

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  • 3keep aloof — stay away from, distance oneself emotionally from …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 4keep one's distance — verb stay clear of, avoid Keep your hands off my wife! Keep your distance from this man he is dangerous • Syn: ↑stand back, ↑keep one s eyes off, ↑keep one s hands off, ↑stay away • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 5keep (yourself) aloof — keep/hold (yourself) aloof | remain/stand aloof idiom to not become involved in sth; to show no interest in people • The Emperor kept himself aloof from the people. Main entry: ↑aloofidiom …

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  • 6keep from — Synonyms and related words: abstain, abstain from, anticipate, arrest, avert, avoid, bar, bosom, bridle, check, classify, conceal, constrain, contain, control, cool, cool off, curb, curtail, debar, decelerate, deflect, deter, discourage,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 7aloof — a|loof [əˈlu:f] adj, adv [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: aloof to windward (16 18 centuries), from loof direction against the wind (13 19 centuries), from Dutch loef] 1.) unfriendly and deliberately not talking to other people remain/stay aloof (from… …

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  • 8keep — keepable, adj. keepability, n. /keep/, v., kept, keeping, n. v.t. 1. to hold or retain in one s possession; hold as one s own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change. 2. to hold or have the use of for a period of time: You can keep it for the… …

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  • 9keep — [c]/kip / (say keep) verb (kept, keeping) –verb (t) 1. to maintain in one s action or conduct: to keep watch; to keep step; to keep silence. 2. to cause to continue in some place, position, state, course, or action specified: to keep a light… …

  • 10aloof — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ▪ find sb ▪ Some people find her aloof and unfriendly. ▪ hold (yourself), keep (yourself) …

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