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Noun: keeping keeping- Conformity or harmony
"his behaviour was not in keeping with the occasion" - The responsibility of a guardian or keeper
"he left his car in my keeping"
- guardianship, safekeeping - The act of retaining something
- retention, holding
Verb: keep (kept) keep- Keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
"The students keep me on my toes"
- maintain, hold - Continue a certain state, condition, or activity
"Keep on working!"; "Keep smiling"
- continue, go on, proceed, go along - Retain possession of
"Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"
- hold on - Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
"His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
- prevent - Conform one's action or practice to
"keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"
- observe - Stick to correctly or closely
"The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
- observe, maintain - Look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
"He keeps the shop when I am gone" - Maintain by writing regular records
"keep a diary"; "keep notes"
- maintain - Supply with room and board
"He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders" - Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
"The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"
- retain, continue, keep on - Supply with necessities and support
"There's little to earn and many to keep"
- sustain, maintain - Fail to spoil or rot
"These potatoes keep for a long time"
- stay fresh - Behave as expected during of holidays or rites
"Keep the commandments"
- observe, celebrate - Keep under control; keep in check
"Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
- restrain, keep back, hold back - Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
"May God keep you"
- preserve - Raise
"She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees" - Retain rights to
"keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"
- keep open, hold open, save - Store or keep customarily
"Where do you keep your gardening tools?" - Have as a supply
"I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator" - Maintain for use and service
"I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
- maintain - Hold and prevent from leaving
"The student was kept after school" - Prevent (food) from rotting
"keep potatoes fresh"
- preserve
Derived forms: keepings See also: keep apart, keep back, keep down, keep in, keep off, keep out, keep up, keeper Type of: abidance, accommodate, act, book, bottle up, compliance, confine, conformation, conformity, cook, detain, duty, enter, farm, fix, grow, have, have got, hold, inhibit, keep up, lodge, make, move, obligation, ownership, possession, prepare, produce, prolong, protect, put down, raise, ready, record, remain, reserve, responsibility, rest, stay, store, suppress, sustain Antonym: break, lose Encyclopedia: Keep Keeping |