How to use keeping in a sentence. Agreement or conformity in things or elements associated together. See examples of keeping used in a sentence. If something is in your keeping, you are taking care of it Being carefully taken care of… Conformity or harmony (esp in the phrases in or out of keeping) 2
Charge or care.click for more definitions. The act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc. The act of holding, guarding, maintaining, or supporting The heirloom is in my keeping A facade had been added, in perfect keeping with [the] original architecture (nancy holmes). Definition of keeping noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary
If someone or something is in your keeping, you are expected to protect or take care of that person or thing Her comments revealed a nervousness that seemed out of keeping with her calm appearance The modern décor was out of keeping with the church's architecture. [uncountable] in keeping with, in agreement with things that are usually associated together or connected Her actions were not in keeping with her words The act of a person or thing that keeps
We put the jewels in your keeping. The songs are new but in keeping with tradition The foreground of this painting is not in keeping.
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