keeping en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkiːpɪŋ/
- (US) audio
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Conformity or harmony.
The foreground of this painting is not in keeping.
The songs are new but in keeping with tradition.
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(countable, uncountable) Charge or care.
His happiness is in his own keeping.
1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London:
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(countable, uncountable) Maintenance; support; provision; feed.
The work of many hands, which earns my keeping
1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 75:The cattle have good keeping.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| keepings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (15)
bg задържане (charge or care) · cs péče (charge or care) · hu őrzés (charge or care) · eo gardado (charge or care) · cs péče (maintenance; support; provision) · bg грижи (maintenance; support; provision) · bg поддръжка (maintenance; support; provision) · hu megőrzés (charge or care) · hu fenntartás (maintenance; support; provision) · bg запазване (charge or care) · hu gondozás (maintenance; support; provision) · hu őrizet (charge or care) · cs udržování (charge or care) · cs živobytí (maintenance; support; provision) · hu tartás (maintenance; support; provision)