(dated, universities) To follow the course by attending the necessary lessons.
(dated, universities) To follow the course by attending the necessary lessons.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(UK, legal, dated) To eat a sufficient number of dinners in hall, at the Inns of Court, to make the term count for the purpose of being called to the bar.
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(UK, universities, dated) To reside during a term.
"keep term" means to reside during a term. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"keep term" is informal English meaning to reside during a term. It is mainly heard in British English (and Irish English). A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "to reside during a term" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "keep term" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
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