Keeping

  • 11keeping — noun (U) 1 in sb s keeping being looked after or guarded by someone 2 in safe keeping being carefully guarded somewhere 3 in keeping/out of keeping (with sth) suitable or not suitable for a particular occasion or purpose: Please ensure your… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12keeping — UK [ˈkiːpɪŋ] / US [ˈkɪpɪŋ] noun in keeping/out of keeping with something in the same manner or style/not in the same manner or style as something else a custom in keeping with tradition buildings that are out of keeping with their surroundings in …

    English dictionary

  • 13keeping — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act of one that keeps: as a. custody, maintenance b. observance c. a reserving or preserving for future use 2. a. the means by which something is kept ; support, provision b. the state of being kept or …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 14keeping — keep|ing [ kipıŋ ] noun uncount in/out of keeping with something in/not in the same manner or style as something else: a custom in keeping with tradition buildings that are out of keeping with their surroundings …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15keeping — noun the action or fact of keeping something. Phrases in someone s keeping in someone s care or custody. in (or out of) keeping with in (or out of) harmony or conformity with …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 16keeping — See: IN KEEPING, OUT OF KEEPING …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 17keeping — See: IN KEEPING, OUT OF KEEPING …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 18keeping — See: in keeping, out of keeping …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 19keeping — n. 1 custody, charge (in safe keeping). 2 agreement, harmony (esp.in or out of keeping) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 20Keeping — Keep Keep (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English