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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
Noun
1. in keeping with suitable or appropriate to or for
2. out of keeping with unsuitable or inappropriate to or for
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 >> 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
Translations
Spanish keeping [ˈkiːpɪŋ] n (= care) → cuidado;
in keeping with → de acuerdo con

French keeping [ˈkiːpɪŋ] keep n (= care) → garde f;
in keeping with → en harmonie avec

German keeping [ˈkiːpɪŋ] keep n (care) → Obhut f;
in keeping with keep → in Übereinstimmung mit;
out of keeping with keep → nicht im Einklang mit;
I'll leave this in your keeping keep → ich vertraue dies deiner Obhut an

Italian keeping [ˈkiːpɪŋ] n (= care) → custodia;
in keeping with → in armonia con; in accordo con

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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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