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keeping

  • noun
  • /ˈkiːpɪŋ/

Conformity or harmony.

Example

“The songs are new but in keeping with tradition.”

Other meanings

  1. Charge or care.

  2. Maintenance; support; provision; feed.

    “The cattle have good keeping.”

Related words

  • barkeeping
  • beekeeping
  • birdkeeping
  • fishkeeping
  • gamekeeping
  • greenkeeping
  • groundskeeping
  • homekeeping
  • hotelkeeping
  • housekeeping
  • innkeeping
  • peacekeeping

Example sentences

  • “The cats are keeping them away.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “I'm keeping the faith.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “keeping” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.