keep smiling

kiːp ˈsmaɪlɪŋ

kept smiling

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Definition of keep smiling - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

encouragementencourage someone to continue smiling

He told her to keep smiling through the challenges.

stay positive

perseverancecontinue to smile despite difficulties

Even in tough times, she managed to keep smiling.

endure

persevere

persist

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Expressions with keep

keep going

maintain the pace or speed

He kept going at a steady pace throughout the race..

keep on

continue doing something

She decided to keep on studying despite the noise..

keep up

maintain the same speed or level

He struggled to keep up with the fast runners.

keep around

retain something or someone nearby

I keep a flashlight around in case of power outages.

keep in touch

maintain communication with someone

We promised to keep in touch after graduation.

keep one's place

not lose track of location in reading or process

Use a bookmark to keep your place in the book.

Expressions with smiling

come up smiling

recover from a setback with optimism

Despite the failure, she managed to come up smiling.

Examples of keep smiling in a sentence

She managed to keep smiling despite the bad news.
He tried to keep smiling through the challenging interview.
Despite the rain, the parade participants managed to keep smiling.

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French:continuer à sourire, ...
German:weiterlächeln, ...
Italian:continuare a sorridere, ...
Spanish:seguir sonriendo, ...
Portuguese:continuar a sorrir, ...
Chinese:保持微笑, ...
Japanese:笑顔を続ける, 笑顔でいる, ...
Arabic:استمر في الابتسام, اِستَمَرَّ في الاِبتِسام, ...
Hebrew:לְהַמְשִׁיךְ לְחַיֵּךְ, לְהַמְשִׁיךְ לַחַיֵּיךְ, ...
Russian:продолжать улыбаться, сохранять улыбку, ...
Ukrainian:продовжувати посміхатися, ...
Hindi:मुस्कुराते रहना, चेहरे पर मुस्कान बनाए रखना, ...
Bengali:হেসে যেতে বলা, হাসিমুখে থাকা, ...
Catalan:continuar somrient, mantenir el somriure, ...
Czech:dál se usmívat, nepřestávat se usmívat, ...
Danish:blive ved med at smile, holde humøret oppe, ...
Dutch:blijven glimlachen, ...
Greek:συνεχίζω να χαμογελώ, συνεχίζω να χαμογελάω, ...
Hungarian:mosolyogni tovább, tovább mosolyogni, ...
Khmer:បន្តញញឹម, ...
Korean:계속 웃다, ...
Persian:لبخند بر لب نگه داشتن, لبخند بر لب داشتن, ...
Polish:dalej się uśmiechać, uśmiechać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):continuar sorrindo, ...
Romanian:a continua să zâmbești, a menține zâmbetul, ...
Swedish:fortsätta le, ...
Thai:ยิ้มต่อไป, ฝืนยิ้ม, ...
Turkish:gülümsemeye devam etmek, yüzünden gülümseme eksik olmamak, ...
Vietnamese:động viên mỉm cười, giữ nụ cười, ...

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