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keep a diary — to regularly write down one's thoughts, experiences, or daily events in a personal journal

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to regularly write down one's thoughts, experiences, or daily events in a personal journal

Pronunciation (IPA): /kiːp ə ˈdaɪəri/

Example Sentences

  • I decided to keep a diary to track my progress in learning English.
  • He keeps a diary, but it's mostly complaints about his cat ignoring him.
  • My grandmother kept a diary for 60 years, and now it reads like a historical novel!

keep a diary

VERB

[/kiːp ə ˈdaɪəri/]

to regularly write down one's thoughts, experiences, or daily events in a personal journal

to regularly write down one's thoughts, experiences, or daily events in a personal journal
💡 Concept

to regularly write down one's thoughts, experiences, or daily events in a personal journal

Keep a diary deep into the night, even when you weep!
🎵 Rhyme

Keep a diary deep into the night, even when you weep!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kiːp ə ˈdaɪəri/
🇬🇧 UK/kiːp ə ˈdaɪəri/

🌳Etymology

Rootdiary

🎵Rhyme

weepdeepsleepleap
weep
deep
sleep
leap

🔗Collocations

keep a personal diary
keep a travel diary
keep a secret diary
keep a daily diary
keep a food diary
keep a dream diary

📝Examples

“I decided to keep a diary to track my progress in learning English.”

😄 Fun example

“He keeps a diary, but it's mostly complaints about his cat ignoring him.”

😄 Fun example

“My grandmother kept a diary for 60 years, and now it reads like a historical novel!”

“Keeping a gratitude diary helped her focus on positive aspects of life.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

write a journalrecord daily eventsmaintain a logchronicle experiences

Antonyms

forget experiencesignore memories

Related

journalnotebookmemoirrecordchroniclelog

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