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Discover LudwigBoth "keep close to" and "keep close" are correct and usable in written English.
It means to maintain a close physical or emotional proximity to someone or something. For example, "I always keep close to my family for emotional support."
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"I made a good start but I couldn't keep close to Pedrosa.
I tried to keep close to Vicky, to shield her from the wind.
"But it is a legend I like to keep close to".
Running the president's office ministry would allow her to keep close to President Kyaw.
Still, Ernst always went first, and we were advised to keep close to his tracks.
So instead, you will use three special tools which all cooks keep close to hand at all times.
History is littered with cases of businesses that failed because they didn't keep close to their audiences.
People walked, in black coats and black hats and black shoes, trying to keep close to the buildings, for warmth.
Use Twitter lists to help you keep close to the people you want to deepen or strengthen a relationship with.
The best political leaders kept responsibility for social care close to home and keep close to their communities, he says.
These days, most Western auction houses and several of the world's most prominent galleries have outposts in Hong Kong to keep close to the Asian scene.
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