keeping
[ kee-ping ]
/ ˈki pɪŋ /
noun
Origin of keeping
SYNONYMS FOR keeping
synonym study for keeping
2. See
custody.
Words nearby keeping
Definition for keeping (2 of 2)
Origin of keep
before 1000; Middle English
kepen, Old English
cēpan to observe, heed, watch, await, take; perhaps akin to Old English
gecōp proper, fitting,
capian to look, Old Norse
kōpa to stare
SYNONYMS FOR keep
1
Keep,
reserve,
retain,
withhold refer to having and holding in possession.
Keep (a common word) and
retain (a more formal one) agree in meaning to continue to have or hold, as opposed to losing, parting with, or giving up:
to keep a book for a week.
To reserve is to keep for some future use, occasion, or recipient, or to hold back for a time:
to reserve judgment.
To withhold is generally to hold back altogether:
to withhold help.
6 preserve.
8 detain, confine.
41 donjon, dungeon, stronghold.
OTHER WORDS FROM keep
keep·a·ble, adjective keep·a·bil·i·ty, nounExample sentences from the Web for keeping
British Dictionary definitions for keeping (1 of 2)
keeping
/ (ˈkiːpɪŋ) /
noun
conformity or harmony (esp in the phrases in or out of keeping)
charge or care
valuables in the keeping of a bank
British Dictionary definitions for keeping (2 of 2)
keep
/ (kiːp) /
verb keeps, keeping or kept (kɛpt)
noun
Word Origin for keep
Old English
cēpan to observe; compare Old Saxon
kapōn to look, Old Norse
kōpa to stare
Idioms and Phrases with keeping
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