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单词 keeping
释义

keeping

noun

keep·​ing ˈkē-piŋ How to pronounce keeping (audio)
1
: conformity
in keeping with good taste
out of keeping with the decor
2
: the act of one that keeps: such as
a
: custody, maintenance
b
: observance
c
: a reserving or preserving for future use
3
a
: the means by which something is kept : support, provision
b
: the state of being kept or the condition in which something is kept
the house is in good keeping

Synonyms

  • care
  • custodianship
  • custody
  • guardianship
  • safekeeping
  • trust
  • ward
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Example Sentences

put the house keys into a neighbor's secure keeping while they were on vacation my aunt has all of our family's old photographs in her keeping
Recent Examples on the Web The mark is not only the hottest nightly average for July, but for any month in 128 years of record keeping, said National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration climatologist Karin Gleason. Seth Borenstein, Chron, 13 Aug. 2022 The mark is not only the hottest nightly average for July, but for any month in 128 years of record keeping, said National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration climatologist Karin Gleason. Seth Borenstein, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022 The new record highlights the increasing unpredictability of the PCT and the difficulty of record-keeping for a trail whose length and course now changes every year due to wildfire. Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 10 Aug. 2022 This year, the sport has faced the hottest spring on the Indian subcontinent in more than a century of record keeping and the hottest day ever in Britain. New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 Utqiaġvik, a city of 5,000, saw 1.42 inches of rain on Tuesday, more than any other day in more than 100 years of record keeping, surpassing 1.28 inches from a rainstorm in July 1987. Jacob Feuerstein, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2022 Utqiagvik, a city of 5,000 formerly known as Barrow, saw 1.42 inches of rain on Tuesday, more than any other day in more than 100 years of record keeping, surpassing 1.28 inches from a rainstorm in July 1987. Jacob Feuerstein, Washington Post, 27 July 2022 The first six months of 2022 were the 4th hottest such period for Atlanta in more than 90 years of record-keeping. Drew Kann, ajc, 26 July 2022 The Alps’ glaciers are on track for their highest mass losses in at least 60 years of record keeping, data shared exclusively with Reuters shows. Reuters, NBC News, 26 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

keeping

noun

keep·​ing
ˈkē-piŋ
1
: watchful attention : care The money was left in her keeping.
2
: a proper or fitting relationship : harmony
He wrote a report in keeping with the facts.

keeping 1 of 2

noun

1
as in custody
responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something put the house keys into a neighbor's secure keeping while they were on vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • custody
  • care
  • control
  • safekeeping
  • ward
  • management
  • trust
  • custodianship
  • guardianship
  • hand(s)
  • supervision
  • superintendence
  • governorship
2
as in hands
the fact or state of having (something) at one's disposal my aunt has all of our family's old photographs in her keeping

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • hands
  • enjoyment
  • control
  • possession
  • ownership
  • retention
  • claiming
  • power
  • proprietorship
  • procurement
  • mastery
  • dominion
  • commandeering
  • collaring
  • command
  • confiscation
  • repossession
  • authority

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • surrendering
  • relinquishment
  • nonpossession
  • dispossession
  • transferal
3
as in adherence
the following of a custom, rule, or law the keeping of religious laws and traditions

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • adherence
  • compliance
  • observation
  • conformity
  • conformance
  • observance
  • upholding
  • obedience
  • respect
  • abidance
  • deference
  • regard
  • surrender
  • attendance
  • attention
  • acquiescence
  • submission
  • honor
  • accession
  • heed
  • notice

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • ignoring
  • violation
  • breach
  • infringement
  • contravention
  • disregard
  • forgetting
  • transgression
  • trespass
  • infraction
  • neglect
  • delinquency
  • challenge
  • offense
  • nonobservance
  • offence
  • overlooking
  • sin
  • wrong
  • defiance
  • rebellion
  • dereliction
  • brush-off
  • flouting
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4
as in shape
a state of being or fitness the estate hasn't been in good keeping since the owner suffered financial reverses

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • shape
  • health
  • condition
  • trim
  • repair
  • form
  • order
  • estate
  • practice
  • kilter
  • nick
  • standing
  • fettle
  • practise
  • pass
  • situation
  • posture
  • phase
  • status
  • footing
  • stage
  • picture
  • scene
  • rank

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disorder
  • disrepair

keeping

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verb

present participle of keep
1
as in celebrating
to mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony keep the Sabbath by not working

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • celebrating
  • commemorating
  • observing
  • remembering
  • honoring
  • blessing
  • sanctifying
  • praising
  • consecrating
  • lauding
  • memorializing
  • fêting
  • feting
  • solemnizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • breaking
  • violating
  • ignoring
  • forgetting
  • neglecting
  • disregarding
  • transgressing
  • overlooking
  • blowing off
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2
as in retaining
to continue to have in one's possession or power the money is yours to keep keep my secret and don't tell it to anyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • retaining
  • holding
  • preserving
  • saving
  • having
  • protecting
  • possessing
  • conserving
  • withholding
  • reserving
  • enjoying
  • guarding
  • owning
  • managing
  • controlling
  • holding on to
  • boasting
  • hanging on to
  • detaining
  • directing
  • cherishing
  • hugging
  • harboring
  • ruling
  • commanding
  • treasuring
  • bearing
  • clinging (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • giving
  • releasing
  • yielding
  • relinquishing
  • abandoning
  • surrendering
  • dropping
  • contributing
  • ceding
  • dumping
  • handing over
  • donating
  • discarding
  • losing
  • rejecting
  • declining
  • handing out
  • repudiating
  • giving up
  • spurning
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3
as in fulfilling
to do what is required by the terms of make sure you keep your promise to help out at the homeless shelter

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • fulfilling
  • satisfying
  • completing
  • meeting
  • filling
  • finalizing
  • answering
  • achieving
  • making good
  • redeeming
  • making
  • finishing
  • accomplishing
  • executing
  • effecting
  • abiding by
  • perfecting
  • making good on
  • complying (with)
  • consummating
  • performing
  • concluding
  • carrying out
  • bringing about
  • committing
  • discharging
  • bringing off
  • compassing
  • following through (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • breaking
  • violating
  • breaching
  • transgressing
  • ignoring
  • forgetting
  • neglecting
  • disregarding
  • overlooking
  • defaulting (on)
  • slighting
  • passing over
  • overpassing
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4
as in storing
to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability I keep extra toothbrushes for unexpected overnight guests

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • storing
  • stowing
  • housing
  • packing
  • repositing
  • filing
  • warehousing
  • hangaring
  • putting up
  • shelving
  • garaging
  • cellaring
5
as in maintaining
to pay the living expenses of agreed to keep both of their children in off-campus housing until they graduated and found jobs

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • maintaining
  • supporting
  • financing
  • funding
  • taking care of
  • sponsoring
  • underwriting
  • providing (for)
  • staking
  • patronizing
  • footing the bill (for)
  • setting up
6
as in managing
to look after and make decisions about enlisted a relative to keep the store while she was away

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • managing
  • operating
  • controlling
  • supervising
  • overseeing
  • handling
  • regulating
  • running
  • conducting
  • governing
  • protecting
  • guiding
  • directing
  • administering
  • tending
  • administrating
  • overlooking
  • superintending
  • stewarding
  • steering
  • carrying on
  • watching
  • safeguarding
  • watching over
  • leading
  • guarding
  • presiding (over)
  • minding
  • piloting
  • micromanaging
  • comanaging
  • codirecting
  • stage-managing
  • co-managing
  • caring (for)
  • co-directing
7
as in controlling
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) try to keep your composure no matter what happens

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • controlling
  • regulating
  • containing
  • curbing
  • restraining
  • holding
  • checking
  • measuring
  • suppressing
  • taming
  • stifling
  • governing
  • stopping
  • constraining
  • inhibiting
  • ruling
  • bridling
  • pulling in
  • interrupting
  • repressing
  • swallowing
  • strangling
  • hindering
  • impeding
  • hampering
  • squelching
  • smothering
  • blocking
  • obstructing
  • reining (in)
  • holding back
  • arresting
  • muffling
  • sinking
  • mincing
  • silencing
  • pocketing
  • handcuffing
  • muzzling
  • gagging
  • choking (back)
  • bottling (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • losing
  • expressing
  • loosening
  • liberating
  • loosing
  • venting
  • unleashing
  • airing
  • taking out
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8
as in protecting
to drive danger or attack away from may God bless and keep you

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • protecting
  • defending
  • safeguarding
  • guarding
  • shielding
  • securing
  • preventing
  • saving
  • warding
  • preserving
  • fending
  • covering
  • conserving
  • fencing
  • screening
  • resisting
  • bulwarking
  • withstanding
  • fighting
  • forfending
  • opposing
  • averting
  • standing up for
  • battling
  • contending
  • warring
  • picketing
  • walling
  • buffering
  • palisading

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • attacking
  • assaulting
  • assailing
  • bombarding
  • storming
  • submitting
  • yielding
  • overrunning
  • besieging
  • besetting
  • caving
  • capitulating
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