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Keeping

/ˈkiːpɪŋ/

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

📖 Definitions of "Keeping"

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.

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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