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- [kee-ping]
- /ˈki pɪŋ/
- /ˈkiː.pɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kee-ping]
- /ˈki pɪŋ/
Definitions of keeping word
- noun keeping board and lodging; subsistence; support: to work for one's keep. 1
- noun keeping the innermost and strongest structure or central tower of a medieval castle. 1
- noun keeping keeps, (used with a singular verb) a game of marbles in which the players keep the marbles they have won. 1
- verb with object keeping to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change. 1
- verb with object keeping to hold or have the use of for a period of time: You can keep it for the summer. 1
- verb with object keeping to hold in a given place; store: You can keep your things in here. 1
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Origin of keeping
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
First recorded in 1250-1300, keeping is from the Middle English word keping. See keep, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Keeping
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
keeping popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
keeping usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for keeping
noun keeping
- custody — Custody is the legal right to keep and look after a child, especially the right given to a child's mother or father when they get divorced.
- possession — the act or fact of possessing.
- care — If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
- trust — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- charge — If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
adjective keeping
- retaining — to keep possession of.
Antonyms for keeping
noun keeping
- carelessness — not paying enough attention to what one does: a careless typist.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- thoughtlessness — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- discord — lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
Top questions with keeping
- when keeping it real goes wrong?
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- what channel is keeping up with the kardashians on?
- what does the bible say about keeping your word?
See also
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