housekeep

ˈhaʊsˌkiːp

housekept

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of housekeep - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

chores

intr.

Rare

perform domestic duties like cleaning and organizing

intr.

Rare

She loves to housekeep on weekends.

clean

tidy

technology

tr.

TECH.

carry out maintenance tasks in computing systems

tr.

TECH.

The software needs to housekeep regularly to function well.

maintain

service

upkeep

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Origin of housekeep

Old English, hus (house) + cepan (to keep)

Examples of housekeep in a sentence

They hired someone to housekeep during their vacation.
The system must housekeep to remove unnecessary files.
Technicians housekeep the database monthly.

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French:faire le ménage, effectuer des tâches de maintenance, ...
German:haushalten, Wartungsarbeiten durchführen, ...
Italian:fare le pulizie, fare manutenzione, ...
Spanish:limpiar, realizar tareas de mantenimiento, ...
Portuguese:arrumar a casa, fazer manutenção, ...
Chinese:做家务, 维护, ...
Japanese:家事をする, メンテナンスを行う, ...
Arabic:قَامَ بِأَعْمَالِ الْمَنْزِل, قَامَ بِالصِّيَانَة, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲשׂוֹת מְלָאכוֹת בַּיִת, לְבַצֵּעַ תַּחְזוּקָה, ...
Russian:заниматься домашними делами, выполнять обслуживание, ...
Ukrainian:прибирати, обслуговувати, ...
Hindi:गृहकार्य करना, रखरखाव करना, ...
Bengali:গৃহস্থালির কাজ করা, রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ করা, ...
Catalan:netejar, fer tasques de manteniment, ...
Czech:uklízet, provádět údržbu, ...
Danish:gøre rent, vedligeholde, ...
Dutch:huishouden, onderhoud uitvoeren, ...
Greek:καθαρίζω, κάνω συντήρηση, ...
Hungarian:háztartást vezetni, karbantartani, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើកិច្ចការផ្ទះ, ថែទាំប្រព័ន្ធ, ...
Korean:집안일하다, 유지보수하다, ...
Persian:خانه‌داری کرد, نگهداری کرد, ...
Polish:zajmować się domem, przeprowadzać konserwację, ...
Portuguese (BR):fazer tarefas domésticas, realizar manutenção, ...
Romanian:a face curățenie, a efectua întreținere, ...
Swedish:städa, underhålla, ...
Thai:ทำงานบ้าน, บำรุงรักษา, ...
Turkish:ev işi yapmak, bakım yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm việc nhà, bảo trì, ...

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