Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
Kanji used
keep a pet
Pitch accent
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Examples (54 in total)
"Do you have a dog?" "No."
I have a kitten and a dog.
I have goldfish, too.
We have a black and white dog.
Tom has a hamster.
Does Nancy want to have a dog?
How many cows do you have?
Tom keeps tropical fish.
I had a puppy when I was a boy.
I have a female cat.
Tom keeps a black cat.
I have a black and white dog.
I want to keep a cat instead of a dog.
"Does she have a dog?" "No, she doesn't."
Do you have any animals?
My grandad has a dog.
My uncle keeps a dog.
I’ve always wanted to have a pet squirrel.
My father keeps pigeons.
Meg has a cat as a pet.
He is breeding cattle on his farm.
I have a big dog.
Millie has a dog.
We can't afford to keep a horse.
I didn't know you had a cat.
I have a dog that can run fast.
I've decided not to keep a dog again.
Bob wanted to keep the fox at home.
I have a brown dog named Cookie.
Mr Green keeps a little dog.
How do you know Tom has a dog?
Jack keeps a cat and a parrot at home.
When I was a kid, I had a dog called Bello.
We keep a collie as a pet.
We have a cat, and we all adore him.
What are the basic rules for keeping a dog?
I've had this dog since he was a puppy.
It seems that there are people in Japan who keep penguins as pets.
In general, the English are extremely fond of their pets.
We can have dogs, cats, birds, and so on.
Some people keep rare animals as pets.
You have three cats.
We keep two goats.
I have thirteen cats.
He has ten cows.
His aunt has three cats.
Ken has two cats.
I have two dogs, three cats, and six chickens.
We have two dogs, three cats, and six chickens.
We have three cats, a black one and two white ones.
We have a dog, a cat and three canaries.
He kept three dogs but lost one of them because of a traffic accident.
He keeps two cats: one is black, and the other white.
She has two cats. One is black, and the other is white.