f. 1. to keep* (d.); to preserve (d.); pulu əmanət kassasında ~ to keep* one’s money in a savings-bank; yadda ~ to keep* / to retain in one’s memory; təmiz ~ to preserve in purity (d.); bir şeyi gizli ~ to keep* smth. in secret; ərzaq ~ to preserve foodstuffs pl.; yadigar ~ to keep* as a souvenir; sirr ~ to keep* a secret; sağlamlığını ~ to preserve one’s health; Allah saxlasın! May God keep!; 2. to take* care (of); uşaq ~ to take* care of a child, to keep* a child; 3. (heyvan və s.) to keep* (d.); arı / quş və s. ~ to keep* bees / poultry, etc.; 4. to hold*; əlində ~ to hold* in one’s hand (d.); hazır ~ to hold* in readiness; bir kəsi əlində ~ to hold* smb. in hand, to have* smb. under one’s thumb; tabelikdə ~ to hold* in submission (d.); dilini ~ to hold* one’s tongue; nəfəsini ~ to hold* one’s breath