keep word



keep one's word

to uphold one's promise; to do as one says. (The opposite of break one's word.) I told her I'd be there to pick her up, and I intend to keep my word. Keeping one's word is necessary in the legal profession.
See also: keep, word

keep your word

to do what you promise to do He is someone who keeps his word - you can rely on that.
Opposite of: break your word
See also: keep, word

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fryderykfri-DER-ikPolish
Parvana-Azerbaijani, Persian
Sixte-French
Damianadah-MYAH-nahItalian
Bidzina-Georgian
Helladius-Late Greek (Latinized)