keepingkeep‧ing /ˈkiːpɪŋ/ noun 
In keeping with tradition, everyone wore black.2out of keeping (with something) not matching something or not suitable in a particular situation: The cheerful cover of the book is out of keeping with the sad story told inside it.3in somebody’s keeping being looked after or guarded by someone → safekeeping
Longman Language Activatorwhen something is not suitable for a place or situation
if something is out of place , it seems or looks very different from the other things around it, and therefore seems unsuitable for that particular place or situation: · Extremely informal language is out of place in an academic essay.· The Christmas decorations looked somehow out of place in Waikiki.
to not seem right or suitable when seen together with something else that is very different in style or character: · Serious poetry published in newspapers always seems slightly out of keeping.be out of keeping/not be in keeping with: · Those new windows are not really in keeping with the style of the house.· The cheerful cover of the diary was out of keeping with the thoughts I was recording inside.
something that is incongruous seems strange and unsuitable, often in a humorous way, because it is so unexpected in a particular situation, so different from its surroundings etc: · It seemed incongruous having a dance-band at the funeral.· He was dressed in a three-piece suit with an incongruous tie shaped like a fish.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES We’re keeping our fingers crossed that she’s going to be OK. Floor tiles can be difficult to clean – worth keeping in mind when you choose a new floor. The boss of the failed company is keeping schtum about his role in the disaster. Is anybody keeping score (=making a record of the score)? The government is keeping tight control on immigration.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
We’re keeping our fingers crossed that she’s going to be OK. Floor tiles can be difficult to clean – worth keeping in mind when you choose a new floor. The boss of the failed company is keeping schtum about his role in the disaster. Is anybody keeping score (=making a record of the score)? The government is keeping tight control on immigration.· Many leave their personal weapons for safe keeping in the armoury, as happened in the Susan Allen case.· Something laid up in a place, or committed to the charge of a person, for safe keeping.· Her secrets were safe in his keeping.· Once, these would have been an important farmhouse store for produce that needed safe keeping in a dry place.· Sign the list of property and hand valuables over to the manager for safe keeping.· Leave this notebook in the safe keeping of Goldberg? he wrote.· Much of this work has been removed to museums for safe keeping, particularly to Naples.
NOUN· The congenital apathetic inefficiency bred by the regime as the best way of keeping people down had also delayed the demolition process.· Gay and Flick would be waiting for her - and she hated keeping people waiting.· Health promotion - keeping people healthy, and treating the root causes of ill health.· Whoever set up this Archive had been pretty conscientious about keeping people informed.· Religion has been accused indeed of keeping people docile and naive.· Employment and keeping people on the land, in rural districts and in family farms must be paramount in the negotiations.
· Like most institutions, record keeping, if not certification, is emphasised.· In short, a spreadsheet can provide a workable method of record keeping.· But personnel systems do not stop with record keeping and reporting.· Only about one teacher in three had any kind of supervision in the matters of planning or record keeping.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► in somebody’s keeping
- At the same time, we would be helped in keeping our reserves strong. 3.
- But it is the rear-view binocular field which is of particular use in keeping the rabbit safe.
- FiltrationA filter is of great help in keeping water free of suspended material, but it does not alleviate a polluted condition.
- Here the dislike serves a useful purpose in keeping the family as an isolated unit.
- That's because the evidence for the role of those two substances in keeping macular degeneration at bay is stronger.
- The agent also has a vested interest in keeping the event's costs at a minimum.
- The federal army in the South, in keeping with the 1877 Compromise, largely ignored instances of racial violence.
- Thomases has denied any role in keeping investigators at bay.
- This ambitious and cumbersome attraction was totally out of keeping with the Niagara ambience, but Barnett persisted.
WORD FAMILYnounkeepkeeperkeepingadjectivekeptverbkeep
1in keeping (with something) matching something, or suitable in a particular situation: In keeping with tradition, everyone wore black.2out of keeping (with something) not matching something or not suitable in a particular situation: The cheerful cover of the book is out of keeping with the sad story told inside it.3in somebody’s keeping being looked after or guarded by someone → safekeeping