keeping

1 of 2

noun

keep·​ing ˈkē-piŋ 

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

keeping

2 of 2

present participle of keep entry 1

Synonyms of keeping

Noun

• custody
• care

Examples of keeping in a Sentence

Noun

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

Noun

Minnesota had the sixth hottest summer since record keeping began over 150 years ago. — Derek James, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Once in orbit at L2, only minor burns once every 28 days are needed for station keeping — a negligible amount of fuel. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Muon says Starlight can support orbit raising, station keeping, and controlled deorbiting on small and medium-sized satellites. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

Those documents were then sent to an insurance company called Captive for safe keeping in case of any potential litigation, Banks said. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing keeping

• how are you keeping
• in keeping with
• in someone's keeping
• keeping a watching brief
• keeping company with the likes of
• keeping room
• keeping the peace
• out of keeping with
• record-keeping
• standing/keeping guard
• what is keeping someone

Rhymes for keeping

• beeping
• creeping
• heaping
• leaping
• peeping
• reaping
• seeping
• sleeping
• steeping
• sweeping
• weeping
• beekeeping

Kids Definition

keeping

noun

keep·​ing

ˈkē-piŋ

1

: watchful attention : care

2

: a proper or fitting relationship : harmony

in keeping with good taste