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Meaning of keeping

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

keeping

Pronunciation:/ˈkiːpɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.

    Example: to keep silence;  to keep one's word;  to keep possession

  2. (heading) To hold the status of something.

  3. (heading) To hold or be held in a state.

  4. To wait for, keep watch for.

noun

Definitions

  1. Conformity or harmony.

    Example: The foreground of this painting is not in keeping.

  2. Charge or care.

  3. Maintenance; support; provision; feed.

    Example: The cattle have good keeping.