keeping

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).

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" safekeeping, guardianship 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.	keeping - the act of retaining something       holding, retention 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

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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 with → estar de acuerdo con, estar en armonía con
to be out of keeping with → estar en desacuerdo con
her clothes were totally out of keeping with the elegant setting → la ropa que llevaba desentonaba totalmente con el elegante entorno

2. (= care, custody) to be in the keeping of X → estar en manos de X
to be in safe keeping → estar en un lugar seguro, estar en buenas manos
to give sth to sb for safe keeping → poner 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 keeping → jdm etw zur Aufbewahrung übergeben ? safe keeping

(of rule) → Beachten nt, → Einhalten nt

in keeping with → in Übereinstimmung or Einklang mit; her behaviour was out of keeping with the dignity of the occasion → ihr 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

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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