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keeping order

keeping order is the present participle and gerund of keep order.

Meaning of keep order

Verb

keep order (third-person singular simple present keeps order, present participle keeping order, simple past and past participle kept order)

  1. to maintain a state of order

Questions about keeping order

What is keeping order the present participle and gerund of?
Keeping order is the present participle and gerund of keep order.

Words near keeping order in the dictionary

  1. keeping one's stick on the ice
  2. keeping one's temper
  3. keeping one's tits on
  4. keeping one's word
  5. keeping oneself to oneself
  6. keeping order
  7. keeping out
  8. keeping out of
  9. keeping pace
  10. keeping quiet
  11. keeping rank

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