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Keeping vs Keeps - What's the difference?

keeping | keeps |

As nouns the difference between keeping and keeps

is that keeping is conformity or harmony while keeps is plural of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between keeping and keeps

is that keeping is present participle of lang=en while keeps is third-person singular of keep.

keeping

English

Noun

  • conformity or harmony.
    • The songs are new but in keeping with tradition.
    The foreground of this painting is not in keeping .
  • charge or care.
  • * South
    • His happiness is in his own keeping .
  • Maintenance; support; provision; feed.
    • The cattle have good keeping .
  • * Milton
    • the work of many hands, which earns my keeping

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * in keeping with

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    keeps

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (pluralonly) keeping

    • Derived terms

    * for keeps

    Verb

    (head)
  • (keep)

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