Please keep this door locked vs Keep the door locked

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They convey the same meaning, but the first phrase includes the word 'please' to make the request more polite. The second phrase is more direct and straightforward.

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Please keep this door locked

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It includes the word 'please' to make the request more polite.

This phrase is a polite way to ask someone to ensure that a specific door remains locked.

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And please keep the door locked.
I need you to keep this door locked.
Otis, you keep this door locked, ... and don't let anything through.
Keep your lamp low and this door locked.
I told you about keeping this door locked.
Anna, why was this door locked from outside?
Please keep this channel clear for emergencies.
Alex, why is this door locked?
- GUEST: Why was this door locked?
Please keep this quiet until we know more.
Please keep this box safe until tomorrow.
Until the investigation progresses, please keep this case quiet.
Sa... please keep this a secret.
Lady, what do you have this door locked for?
Please keep this between us, but there is a good chance we will lose a partner in the next six months.
Please keep this to ourselves for right now.
We don't want to start a city-wide panic so I'm asking all of you to please keep this confidential.
If the speakers' words fire you with enthusiasm, please keep this to yourself and express it in a different place.
We don't want to start a city-wide panic so I'm asking all of you to please keep this confidential.
Darling, you must remember to keep this door closed.

Alternatives:

please ensure this door is locked
please make sure this door stays locked
please remember to keep this door locked
please don't forget to lock this door
please maintain the lock on this door

Keep the door locked

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It is a direct way to instruct someone to maintain the locked status of a door.

This phrase is a straightforward instruction to ensure that a door remains locked.

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In the meantime, keep the door locked and your eyes open.
Keep the door locked though, in case the Jerries come back.
Stay here, keep the door locked.
Keep the door locked until Al gets home.
Keep the door locked and don't open it to strangers, even if they say there's a fire.
And please keep the door locked.
You stay here, keep the door locked.
Violet, just-just keep the door locked.
Best keep the door locked 'til we find him.
In that case, just keep the door locked and live by yourself.
All I had to do was keep the door locked, and make sure no one went in.
Violet? Just... just keep the door locked.
That's why I tell you it's so important to keep the door locked!
And again, don't let anybody in the room... room sevice, maid, no one, keep the door locked at all times.

Alternatives:

ensure the door is locked
make sure the door stays locked
remember to keep the door locked
don't forget to lock the door
maintain the lock on the door

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Please keep this door locked vs Keep the door locked