Read full poem →By shepherds is forgotten, when in June
Tall chestnuts keep away the sun and moon:--
I rush'd into the folly!
Dictionary Entry
To refrain from coming (near).
In a Sentence
“I'm keeping away from Joe until he calms down.”
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Poetry examples for “keep away”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →After a while picking peas in his garden:
He couldn't keep away from doing something."