KEEP ONE'S OWN COUNSEL

Meaning of KEEP ONE'S OWN COUNSEL in English

v. phr. , formal To keep your ideas and plans to yourself. John listened to what everyone had to say in the discussion, but he kept his own counsel. Although everybody gave Mrs. O'Connor advice about what to do with her house, she kept her own counsel.

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KEEP ONE'S OWN COUNSEL — not confide in others. → counsel
Concise Oxford English vocab
KEEP ONE'S OWN COUNSEL — {v. phr.}, {formal} To keep your ideas and plans to yourself. * /John listened to what everyone had to say …
Slang English vocab
KEEP ONE'S OWN COUNSEL — {v. phr.}, {formal} To keep your ideas and plans to yourself. * /John listened to what everyone had to say …
Словарь английских идиом
KEEP ONE`S OWN COUNSEL — keep one`s ideas and plans to oneself He always keeps his own counsel and never really reveals his plans to …
English Idioms vocab
KEEP ONE'S OWN COUNSEL — держать в секрете, помалкивать
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KEEP ONE'S OWN COUNSEL — держать в секрете, помалкивать
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUNSEL — I. ˈkau̇n(t)səl also ˈkän- noun ( -s ; see sense 6a ) Etymology: Middle English counseil, conseil, from Old French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNSEL — — counselable; esp. Brit., counsellable , adj. /kown"seuhl/ , n. , pl. counsel for 3, v. , counseled, counseling or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUNSEL — I. ˈkau̇n(t)-səl noun Etymology: Middle English conseil, from Anglo-French cunseil, from Latin consilium, from consulere to consult Date: 13th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
Webster English vocab
KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
Webster English vocab
COUNSEL — noun result of consultation; advice; instruction. 2. counsel ·vt to advise or recommend, as an act or course. 3. counsel …
Webster English vocab
OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUNSEL — [coun.sel] n [ME conseil, fr. OF, fr. L consilium, fr. consulere to consult] (13c) 1 a: advice given esp. as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUNSEL — counsel BrE AmE ˈkaʊn t s ə l ▷ counsel|ed, ~led d ▷ counsel|ing, ~ling ‿ɪŋ ▷ counsel|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNSEL — / ˈkaʊnsl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U , C ] 1. ( formal ) advice, especially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COUNSEL — I. coun ‧ sel 1 /ˈkaʊns ə l/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
COUNSEL — n. & v. --n. 1 advice, esp. formally given. 2 consultation, esp. to seek or give advice. 3 (pl. same) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWN — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KEEP
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COUNSEL — n. & v. n. 1 advice, esp. formally given. 2 consultation, esp. to seek or give advice. 3 (pl. same) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
KEEP
Oxford English vocab
COUNSEL — n. & v. --n. 1. advice, esp. formally given. 2 consultation, esp. to seek or give advice. 3 (pl. same) …
Oxford English vocab
OWN — ( owns, owning, owned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — ( keeps, keeping, kept) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNSEL — ( counsels, counselling, counselled) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: in AM, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COUNSEL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a therapy/counselling session (= when someone is given personal advice ) ▪ At one …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KEEP — (STAY) [verb] [past:] kept - to (cause to) stay in a particular place or conditionI wish you'd keep quiet. [L …
Cambridge English vocab
COUNSEL — [noun] [U] [formal]I should have listened to my father's wise counsel (= advice), and saved some money instead of spending …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OWN — See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN, DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE'S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN, KEEP …
Slang English vocab
COUNSEL — I. noun 1 advice ADJECTIVE ▪ good , wise VERB + COUNSEL ▪ give (sb) , offer (sb) , provide …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OWN — INDEX: 1. to own something 2. when someone owns something 3. the person who owns something 4. the things that …
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — See ↑ HAVE/NOT HAVE 1, ↑ OWN 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ alone/on your own/by yourself • ↑ be your own …
Longman Activator English vocab
KEEP — INDEX: to keep/continue to have 1. to keep something and not sell it or give or throw it away 2. …
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — adj. 25B6; adjective he has his own reasons : PERSONAL, individual, particular, private, personalized, unique. 25B6; verb I own this …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

American Idioms English vocabulary

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