kept

verb

1. 1

   To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.

   “to keep silence;  to keep one's word;  to keep possession”

2. 2

   (heading) To hold the status of something.

3. 3

   (heading) To hold or be held in a state.

4. 4

   To wait for, keep watch for.

5. 5

   To act as wicket-keeper.

   “Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years.”

6. 6

   To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.

7. 7

   To be in session; to take place.

   “School keeps today.”

8. 8

   To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate.

9. 9

   (by extension) To visit (a place) often; to frequent.

10. 10

    To observe or celebrate (a holiday).

    “The feast of St. Stephen is kept on December 26.”