Kuweka ni nomino inayoweza kurejelea tendo la kushikilia au kudumisha kitu, au hali ya kuhifadhiwa au kudumishwa. Inaweza pia kurejelea utunzaji au ulinzi wa kitu, au kitendo cha kubakiza umiliki wa kitu. Zaidi ya hayo, inaweza kutumika kuelezea uhusiano, kama vile uhusiano wa kimapenzi au wa kimapenzi kati ya watu wawili ambao hawajafunga ndoa.
1. My father was passionate about keeping the authenticity of a traditional log cabin while my mom required all the modern conveniences.
2. The Alliance were sticklers for keeping paperwork up to date.
3. Evan suspected Jed was as scared as the others, but he was keeping up his cheerful façade to make Evan feel better.
4. He held her from behind, keeping her steady as he guided her through the correct foot movements when sparring.
5. I keep moving, hoping the momentum will help me remain on my feet, and quickly slip the camera into my jacket pocket for safe keeping.
6. Reece, my gorgeous Cajun landlord, comes to mind and that childish grin keeps on keeping on.
7. Winnie sits to my right, also keeping me occupied with her one hundred questions about the cave.
8. She knew better than to press her father and risk his keeping a closer eye on her.
9. Setting aside her assertion that it was better if no one knew too much, keeping him ignorant made sense.
10. It appeared he had been keeping his suspicions about the House under wraps, which meant he would have had to feign normalcy around his wife.