keeping

/ˈkiːpɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

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

    “to keep silence;  to keep one's word;  to keep possession”
  2. 2

    (heading) To hold the status of something.

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    To wait for, keep watch for.

  5. 5

    To act as wicket-keeper.

    “Godfrey Evans kept for England for many years.”
  6. 6

    To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.

  7. 7

    To be in session; to take place.

    “School keeps today.”
  8. 8

    To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate.

  9. 9

    (by extension) To visit (a place) often; to frequent.

  10. 10

    To observe or celebrate (a holiday).

    “The feast of St. Stephen is kept on December 26.”

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    Conformity or harmony.

    “The foreground of this painting is not in keeping.”
  2. 2

    Charge or care.

  3. 3

    Maintenance; support; provision; feed.

    “The cattle have good keeping.”

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