(transitive) to keep; to retain; to store; to save / (transitive) to guard / (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be careful (de faire not to do)

(literary) to be reasonable

(formal, transitive with à and with de) to hold a grudge against someone, to bear someone a grudge

to remain able to touch the bottom in a body of water; to remain afloat

to keep a straight face

(transitive) to bear in mind, to keep in mind

(transitive) to keep to oneself, to keep under one's hat

to keep one's cool, to stay calm

(informal, figuratively) to hold the fort (to assume or take responsibility in another's absence)

(figuratively, transitive with dans) to keep a foothold in, to remain involved in