What does keeping mean?

Definitions for keeping
ˈki pɪŋkeep·ing

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word keeping.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. keepingnoun

    conformity or harmony

    "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion"

  2. guardianship, keeping, safekeepingnoun

    the responsibility of a guardian or keeper

    "he left his car in my keeping"

  3. retention, keeping, holdingnoun

    the act of retaining something

GCIDE

  1. Keepingnoun

    Conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these subjects are in keeping with each other; his levity is not in keeping with the seriousness of the occasion.

Wiktionary

  1. keepingnoun

    conformity or harmony.

    The songs are new but in keeping with tradition.

  2. keepingnoun

    charge or care.

Wikipedia

  1. Keeping

    Keeping is a surname.

ChatGPT

  1. keeping

    Keeping refers to the act of maintaining or retaining something or someone in an appropriate or desired state or condition. It involves taking care of, preserving, or looking after something or someone with the intention of ensuring their well-being, functionality, or existence. The concept of keeping can apply to a wide range of aspects including physical objects, relationships, personal health, finances, or even emotions. It implies responsibility, attention, and effort to ensure that the subject remains in a desired or satisfactory state over time.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Keeping

    of Keep

  2. Keepingnoun

    a holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation

  3. Keepingnoun

    maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping

  4. Keepingnoun

    conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these subjects are in keeping with each other

  5. Keepingnoun

    harmony or correspondence between the different parts of a work of art; as, the foreground of this painting is not in keeping

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. KEEPING

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Keeping is ranked #113791 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Keeping surname appeared 154 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Keeping.

    99.3% or 153 total occurrences were White.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'keeping' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1794

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'keeping' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1381

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of keeping in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of keeping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of keeping in a Sentence

  1. Louie Gohmert:

    I can't help but wonder if by keeping a mask on and keeping it in place, if I might have put some... of the virus on the mask and breathed it in.

  2. The Teamsters:

    These businesses have never done better, but they are refusing to pay a fair wage to the people who do the work, our wages just aren’t keeping up.

  3. Andrew Freeman:

    I also recommend keeping a notebook next to the bed, then when people wake up in the middle of the night, (they should) write down what comes to mind first. It could be they heard a bird or they had to pee or they had some stressor on their mind. And that may be a focus for when they meditate or do something mindful.

  4. Mauro Repacci:

    In an accelerator, you’re moving at a very fast pace, but back home your team is going at a more normal pace, as a startup with teams in two different countries, you need to be proactive about keeping them aligned.

  5. Zafar Abbas:

    Keeping in view of this deprivation, (wealthy) people supported us and like the previous year, we offered those dishes which even a middle class person cannot afford, let alone the poor.

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