KEEP / HOLD (YOURSELF) ALOOF

Meaning of KEEP / HOLD (YOURSELF) ALOOF in English

keep / hold (yourself) aloof | remain / stand aloof

to not become involved in sth; to show no interest in people :

The Emperor kept himself aloof from the people.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

ALOOF — reservat. TO KEEP ~ FROM: tener se lontan de, evitar, restar neutral
English interlingue dictionary
YOURSELF — mismo
English-Visayan vocabulary
YOURSELF — pronoun Date: 14th century 1. that identical one that is you, your normal, healthy, or sane condition or self , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALOOF — I. adverb Etymology: obsolete ~ to windward, from 1a- + louf, luf luff Date: 1523 at a distance, II. adjective …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KEEP
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALOOF — I. əˈlüf adverb Etymology: a (I) + loof, variant of luff (side of a ship) 1. obsolete : to windward …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOURSELF — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ pronoun Etymology: Middle English, fr your (II) + self, n. 1. a. : that identical one that is you …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOURSELF — (pron.) An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with …
Английский словарь Webster
ALOOF — (prep.) Away from; clear from.
Английский словарь Webster
ALOOF — (adv.) Without sympathy; unfavorably.
Английский словарь Webster
ALOOF — (adv.) At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
Английский словарь Webster
YOURSELF — ( pron. ) An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
YOURSELF — /yoor self", yawr-, yohr-, yeuhr-/ , pron., pl. yourselves /-selvz"/ . 1. (an emphatic appositive of you or ye ): …
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
HOLD — hold 1 — holdable , adj. /hohld/ , v. , held; held or ( Archaic ) holden; holding; n. v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALOOF — — aloofly , adv. — aloofness , n. /euh loohf"/ , adv. 1. at a distance, esp. in feeling or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YOURSELF — n. your own person; by your own person; to your own person; from your own person
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
HOLD — I. ˈhōld verb ( held ˈheld ; hold·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALOOF — I. ə-ˈlüf adverb Etymology: obsolete aloof to windward, from a- (I) + louf, luf luff Date: 1523 : at a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOURSELF — -ˈsef pronoun Date: 14th century 1. a. : that identical one that is you — used reflexively you might hurt …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOURSELF — pron an emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; used as a subject commonly with …
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
HOLD — noun binding power and influence. 2. hold ·noun the authority or ground to take or keep; claim. 3. hold ·noun …
Webster English vocab
ALOOF — prep away from; clear from. 2. aloof ·adv without sympathy; unfavorably. 3. aloof ·noun ·same·as alewife. 4. aloof ·adv at …
Webster English vocab
YOURSELF — ■ pronoun [ second person singular ] ( plural yourselves ) 1》 used as the object of a verb or …
Concise Oxford 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
HOLD — [hold] vb held ; hold.ing [ME, fr. OE healdan; akin to OHG haltan to hold, and perh. to L celer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALOOF — [aloof] adv [obs. aloof to windward, fr. [1]a- + louf, luf luff] (ca. 1540): at a distance [2]aloof adj (1608): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALOOF — aloof BrE AmE ə ˈluːf ▷ aloof|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOURSELF — / jɔːˈself; weak form jə-; NAmE jər-; jɔːr-; jʊr-/ ( pl. your·selves / -ˈselvz; NAmE /) pronoun 1. (the reflexive …
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
HOLD — / həʊld; NAmE hoʊld/ verb , noun ■ verb ( held , held / held; NAmE /) IN HAND / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALOOF — / əˈluːf; NAmE / adjective [ not usually before noun ] not friendly or interested in other people SYN distant …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOURSELF — your ‧ self S1 W2 /jɔːˈself $ jɔːr-/ BrE AmE pronoun [reflexive form of ‘you’] ( plural yourselves /-ˈselvz/) 1 …
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
HOLD — I. hold 1 S1 W1 /həʊld $ hoʊld/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle held /held/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALOOF — a ‧ loof /əˈluːf/ BrE AmE adjective , adverb [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: aloof 'to windward' (16-18 centuries) , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
YOURSELF — pron. (pl. yourselves) 1 a emphat. form of YOU. b refl. form of YOU. 2 in your normal state of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KEEP
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOLD — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALOOF — adj. & adv. --adj. distant, unsympathetic. --adv. away, apart (he kept aloof from his colleagues). øøaloofly adv. aloofness n. [orig. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
YOURSELF — pron. (pl. yourselves) 1 a emphat. form of YOU. b refl. form of YOU. 2 in your normal state of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KEEP
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOLD — v. & n. v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALOOF — adj. & adv. adj. distant, unsympathetic. adv. away, apart (he kept aloof from his colleagues). aloofly adv. aloofness n. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
YOURSELF — pron. (pl. yourselves) 1. a emphat. form of YOU. b refl. form of YOU. 2 in your normal state of …
Oxford English vocab
KEEP
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1. tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands …
Oxford English vocab
ALOOF — adj. & adv. --adj. distant, unsympathetic. --adv. away, apart (he kept aloof from his colleagues). Derivatives: aloofly adv. aloofness n. …
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING /hoʊld/ ( holds, holding, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOURSELF — ( yourselves) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: 'Yourself' is the second …
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
ALOOF — 1. Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people. He …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOURSELF — (yourselves) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: 'Yourself' is the second person …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING (~s, ~ing, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
YOURSELF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KEEP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bag holds sth ▪ I don't think that bag will hold all those …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALOOF — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Barbara remained aloof behind the barrier of her menu. ▪ She was polite but …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOURSELF — [pronoun]Yourself is used when both the subject and object of the verb are you.Be careful with that knife or you'll …
Cambridge English vocab
KEEP — (STAY) [verb] [past:] kept - to (cause to) stay in a particular place or conditionI wish you'd keep quiet. [L …
Cambridge English vocab
ALOOF — [adjective] - (of a person) unfriendly and refusing to take part in thingsIs she aloof and arrogant or just shy?Whenever …
Cambridge English vocab

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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