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1. (v.t.) maintain
to keep in existence or continuance; preserve.
2. maintain
to keep in due condition, operation, or force.
3. maintain
to keep in a specified state, position, etc.
4. maintain
to affirm; assert; declare.
5. maintain
to support in speech or argument.
6. maintain
to keep or hold against attack.
7. maintain
to provide for the upkeep or support of.
Etymology: (1200–50; &indirdesc; VL *manūtenēre lit., to hold in the hand)
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| Definition of 'maintain' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) keep, maintain, hold
keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
"hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
2. (verb) conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
"We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
3. (verb) sustain, keep, maintain
supply with necessities and support
"She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"
4. (verb) assert, asseverate, maintain
state categorically
5. (verb) wield, exert, maintain
have and exercise
"wield power and authority"
6. (verb) keep, maintain
maintain for use and service
"I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
7. (verb) keep, maintain
maintain by writing regular records
"keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"
8. (verb) maintain, defend
state or assert
"He maintained his innocence"
9. (verb) uphold, maintain
support against an opponent
"The appellate court upheld the verdict"
10. (verb) observe, keep, maintain
stick to correctly or closely
"The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
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1. (verb) maintain
to make continue in the same way as before
difficult to maintain his enthusiasm for the job; to maintain a healthy weight
2. maintain
to keep a place or machine repaired and working correctly
It costs a lot to maintain these public buildings.
3. maintain
to continue to claim that sth is true
He maintains that he never saw the victim on the night of the murder.
4. maintain
maintain your innocence
to continue to say you are innocent of a crime
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| Definition of 'maintain' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) maintain
to hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation
2. (verb) maintain
to keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish
3. (verb) maintain
to continue; not to suffer to cease or fail
4. (verb) maintain
to bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed
5. (verb) maintain
to affirm; to support or defend by argument
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Sense: to continue
How long can you maintain this silence?
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 Afrikaans: voortsit |
 Arabic: يُحافِظ على، يَستَمِر في |
 Bulgarian: продължавам |
 Brazilian: manter |
 Czech: pokračovat (v) |
 German: beibehalten |
 Danish: opretholde; bevare |
 Greek: συνεχίζω, τηρώ |
 Spanish: mantener |
 Estonian: säilitama |
 Farsi: ادامه دادن |
 Finnish: jatkaa |
 French: maintenir |
 Hebrew: לִשמוֹר עַל- |
 Hindi: बनाए रखना |
 Croatian: održavati |
 Hungarian: fenntart |
 Indonesian: meneruskan |
 Icelandic: halda (áfram/gangandi) |
 Italian: mantenere |
 Japanese: 維持する |
 Korean: 계속하다 |
 Lithuanian: palaikyti |
 Latvian: paturēt; saglabāt |
 Malay: meneruskan |
 Dutch: handhaven |
 Norwegian: fortsette med, holde gåen |
 Polish: zachowywać |
 Persian: ادامه دادن |
 Pashto: ادامه وركول |
 Portuguese: manter |
 Romanian: a (men)ţine |
 Russian: продолжать |
 Slovak: pokračovať (v) |
 Slovenian: obdržati |
 Serbian: održavati |
 Swedish: bibehålla, upprätthålla |
 Thai: ทำต่อไป |
 Turkish: sürdürmek |
 Taiwanese: 保持 |
 Ukrainian: підтримувати |
 Urdu: جاری رکھنا |
 Vietnamese: tiếp tục |
 Chinese: 保持 |
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