26984 words

keeping

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
If something is in your keeping, you are taking care of it:

Examples:

I left my car in her keeping when I went abroad.
2
being carefully taken care of:

Examples:

I left my son in safe keeping with my mother.
3
doing something you promised or had scheduled:

Examples:

We all get together for dinner once a month, in keeping with (= following) family tradition.
4
the act of keeping or protecting something:

Examples:

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