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 | ||