What does keeping mean?
Definitions for keeping
ˈki pɪŋkeep·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word keeping.
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
GCIDE
Keeping(n.)
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
keeping(Noun)
conformity or harmony.
The songs are new but in keeping with tradition.
keeping(Noun)
charge or care.
Webster Dictionary
Keeping
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
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'keeping' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1794
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'keeping' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1381
Anagrams for keeping »
peeking
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of keeping in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of keeping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of keeping in a Sentence
It's hard to say in words her impact. She was always available and ready for a child in need. These kids were usually taken from a traumatic situation and she'd take them in, provide a warm bed, clean clothes, warm meals, and love, she also worked hard to keep families together. Keeping siblings together. Helping biological parents make the changes needed to be able to keep their children. She always makes sure a new child in her home was given a professional photograph that was placed on the wall in the living room. That seems like a small thing, but it helps them feel like they're at home.
Commonwealth Secretary William Galvin:
My office diligently works to keep the bad actors out of the Commonwealth, ... This sweep is intended to establish how the industry is meeting this critical investor protection responsibility of keeping the rogue broker out of the industry.
We're keeping an eye on it, but no changes in operations yet.
We are keeping our promise to the Scottish people.
I support safety for our citizens. I support keeping guns out of the hands of sick people, mentally ill people.
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