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keep·ing  (kpng)
n.
1. The act of holding, guarding, or supporting.
2. Custody; care. See Synonyms at care.
3. Harmony; conformity: "A facade had been added, in perfect keeping with [the] original architecture" (Nancy Holmes).

keeping [ˈkiːpɪŋ]
n
1. conformity or harmony (esp in the phrases in or out of keeping)
2. charge or care valuables in the keeping of a bank
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.keeping - conformity or harmony; "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion"
abidance, compliance, conformity, conformation - acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"
2.keeping - the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping"
hands, custody - (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"
duty, obligation, responsibility - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
3.keepingkeeping - the act of retaining something      
possession, ownership - the act of having and controlling property
withholding - the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control; "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the withholding of evidence"
storage - the act of storing something

keeping
noun care, keep, charge, trust, protection, possession, maintenance, custody, patronage, guardianship, safekeeping It has been handed over for safe keeping.
in keeping with in agreement with, consistent with, in harmony with, in accord with, in compliance with, in conformity with, in balance with, in correspondence with, in proportion with, in congruity with, in observance with His office was in keeping with his station and experience.
Translations
keeping [ˈkiːpɪŋ] N
1. (= harmony) to be in keeping withestar de acuerdo con, estar en armonía con
to be out of keeping withestar en desacuerdo con
her clothes were totally out of keeping with the elegant settingla ropa que llevaba desentonaba totalmente con el elegante entorno
2. (= care, custody) to be in the keeping of Xestar en manos de X
to be in safe keepingestar en un lugar seguro, estar en buenas manos
to give sth to sb for safe keepingponer algo al cuidado de algn
keeping [ˈkiːpɪŋ] n
in keeping with sth → en accord avec qch
to be in keeping with sth (= appropriate to) → s'accorder avec qch
to be out of keeping with sth → ne pas s'accorder avec qch
Her costume was quite out of keeping with the character she was playing → Son costume ne s'accordait guère avec le personnage qu'elle jouait.
keeping
n
(= care) to put something in somebody’s keepingjdm etw zur Aufbewahrung übergeben ? safe keeping
(of rule)Beachten nt, → Einhalten nt
in keeping within Übereinstimmung or Einklang mit; her behaviour was out of keeping with the dignity of the occasionihr Benehmen entsprach nicht der Feierlichkeit des Anlasses
keeping [ˈkiːpɪŋ] n
a. in keeping/out of keeping (with)in armonia/disaccordo (con)
that modern building is out of keeping with the houses round about → quella costruzione moderna stona con le case intorno
b. (care) → custodia
in the keeping of → in custodia a
in safe keeping → al sicuro

keeping [ˈkiːpɪŋ] n
a. in keeping/out of keeping (with)in armonia/disaccordo (con)
that modern building is out of keeping with the houses round about → quella costruzione moderna stona con le case intorno
b. (care) → custodia
in the keeping of → in custodia a
in safe keeping → al sicuro


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The wood was pretty open, and keeping along the lower spurs, I had soon turned the corner of that hill, and not long after waded to the mid-calf across the watercourse.
I say, therefore, that in entirely new principalities, where there is a new prince, more or less difficulty is found in keeping them, accordingly as there is more or less ability in him who has acquired the state.
We speak of the keeping of a room as we would of the keeping of a picture - for both the picture and the room are amenable to those undeviating principles which regulate all varieties of art; and very nearly the same laws by which we decide on the higher merits of a painting, suffice for decision on the adjustment of a chamber.
 
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