English verb: keep to oneself | |||
1. | keep to oneself (social) shun the company of others | ||
Samples | The new student keeps to herself. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
2. | keep to oneself (possession) withhold information | ||
Samples | I kept your little secret to myself all these years. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | keep back, withhold | ||