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Information about the word
keep at bay
(English → Esperanto: forteni)
Synonyms: keep at a distance, hold back
Part of speech
verb
Hyphenation
keep at bay
Usage samples
Ukrainian president Voloydymr Zelensʹkyj also said his country’s troops were
keeping
Russian forces
at bay
.
On the island of Barbados, farmers complain about the monkeys damaging their crops, and many try to find ways to
keep
them
at bay
.