[verb] continue uninterrupted; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M." Synonyms:run on
[verb] suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year" Synonyms:tide over, bridge over
[verb] allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could" Synonyms:retain, continue, keep, keep on
[verb] be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" Synonyms:patronize, patronise, patronage, support
