kept, held, stored
Yo traté de conversar con la acusada, pero ella guardaba silencio.
I tried to talk to the accused, but she remained silent.
— მონანიება (1987)
I kept it locked away.
Guardaba el recuerdo de su madre en una foto vieja que llevaba siempre en la cartera.
He kept the memory of his mother in an old photograph that he always carried in his wallet.
El odio que guardaba dentro lo fue consumiendo poco a poco con los años.
The hatred he harbored inside slowly consumed him over the years.