Definitions for keepingˈki pɪŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
keep•ingˈki pɪŋ(n.)
agreement or conformity in things or elements associated together:
actions in keeping with one's words.
the act of a person or thing that keeps; observance, custody, or care.
maintenance or keep.
Origin of keeping:
1250–1300
Princeton's WordNet
keeping(noun)
conformity or harmony
"his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion"
guardianship, keeping, safekeeping(noun)
the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
"he left his car in my keeping"
retention, keeping, holding(noun)
the act of retaining something
Wiktionary
keeping(Noun)
conformity or harmony.
The songs are new but in keeping with tradition.
keeping(Noun)
charge or care.
Webster Dictionary
Keeping(u)
of Keep
Keeping(noun)
a holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation
Keeping(noun)
maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have good keeping
Keeping(noun)
conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these subjects are in keeping with each other
Keeping(noun)
harmony or correspondence between the different parts of a work of art; as, the foreground of this painting is not in keeping
Translations for keeping
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- onderhou, bewaarAfrikaans

- عنايَه، مَسؤوليَّهArabic

- съхранениеBulgarian

- sustentoPortuguese (BR)

- opatrováníCzech

- der GewahrsamGerman

- varetægtDanish

- φύλαξη, φροντίδαGreek

- cuidadoSpanish

- hoidEstonian

- نگهداری؛ تصدیFarsi

- hoitoFinnish

- gardeFrench

- שְׁמִירָהHebrew

- सुरक्षा, देख-भालHindi

- čuvanjeCroatian

- tartásHungarian

- tanggung jawabIndonesian

- varðveislaIcelandic

- custodiaItalian

- 保管Japanese

- 관리, 보존Korean

- saugojimasLithuanian

- glabāšana; pārziņa; turēšanaLatvian

- simpananMalay

- bewaringDutch

- varetekt, forvaringNorwegian

- pieczaPolish

- نگهداری؛ تصدیPersian

- ساتل،په غاړه لرلPashto

- sustentoPortuguese

- păstrareRomanian

- сохранностьRussian

- úschovaSlovak

- varstvoSlovenian

- čuvanjeSerbian

- förvar, vårdSwedish

- การเฝ้า; การดูแล; การอารักขา; การคุ้มครอง; การเก็บรักษาThai

- bakım, muhafazaTurkish

- 照顧,保管Chinese (Trad.)

- догляд; опікаUkrainian

- حفاظتUrdu

- sự giữ gìnVietnamese

- 保管Chinese (Simp.)

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