keep one's counsel (English, verb)
expansion: keep one's counsel (third-person singular simple present keeps one's counsel, present participle keeping one's counsel, simple past and past participle kept one's counsel)
Senses:
glosses: To keep one's own business private; to be careful, circumspect, or discreet in what one says concerning one's own deeds, situation, or thoughts.
glosses: To keep a secret for someone else; to be careful, circumspect, or discreet in what one says concerning someone else's deeds, situation, or thoughts.
Forms:
form: keeps one's counsel
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: keeping one's counsel
tags: participle
present
form: kept one's counsel
tags: participle
past
form: kept one's counsel
tags: past