maintain

maintain: maintain main‧tain [meɪnˈteɪn, mən-] verb [transitive]

1. to make something continue in the same way or at the same high standard as before:

• It is impossible to maintain exports at past levels.

• To maintain sales growth, the company plans to unveil a new line of bicycles.

2. to keep something such as a building or machine in good condition by taking care of it:

• They maintain the computer and telephone equipment in the building.

3. to provide someone with money, food, and the other things they need:

• the ever-increasing cost of maintaining children

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maintain UK US /meɪnˈteɪn/ verb [T]

► to make something continue in the same way or at the same level: »Maintaining a company's brand and reputation requires a lot of hard work.
»Charities need only give 5% of proceeds each year to maintain a tax exemption.
»We have been able to maintain prices for our customers at their current level.
»The college has maintained links with similar institutions in other parts of the country.

► to keep a building, machine, road, etc. in good condition by checking it regularly and repairing it if necessary: »The premises are clean and well maintained.
»Communication is made difficult by the poorly maintained road network.
»The commission operates and maintains 20 river bridges.

► FINANCE to make regular payments in order to support someone financially or to keep something that you already own: »More and more people are struggling to afford the cost of maintaining a home.

► to say firmly that something is true: maintain (that) »Senior accountants at the firm maintained they knew nothing of the transactions.

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Synonyms:

Sustain, support, preserve, uphold, keep / Hold, keep, keep possession of / Defend, vindicate, justify / Continue, keep up, carry on / Provide food for, supply with means of living, support, keep up / Assert, allege, declare, Affirm, aver, allege, declare, hold, say, contend, hold the opinion

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Maintain — Main*tain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maintained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maintaining}.] [OE. maintenen, F. maintenir, properly, to hold by the hand; main hand (L. manus) + F. tenir to hold (L. tenere). See {Manual}, and Tenable.] 1. To hold or keep in any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maintain — maintain, assert, defend, vindicate, justify are comparable when they mean to uphold as true, right, just, valid, or worthy of notice or acceptance in the face of opposition or indifference. Maintain implies a firmness of conviction. When this… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
maintain — I (carry on) verb adfirmare, confirmare, contendere, continue, follow up, go on, keep alive, keep going, keep on, keep up, perpetuate, persevere, persist, proceed with, prolong, pursue, shore up, stick to II (commence) verb activate, b … Law dictionary
maintain — [mān tān′] vt. [ME mainteinen < OFr maintenir < ML manutenere < L manu tenere, to hold in the hand < manu, abl. of manus, hand + tenere, to hold: see MANUAL & TENANT] 1. to keep or keep up; continue in or with; carry on 2. a) to keep… … English World dictionary
Maintain — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Metalcore Gründung 1998 Website http://www.maintain hc.de … Deutsch Wikipedia
maintain — [v1] care for, keep up advance, carry on, conserve, continue, control, cultivate, finance, go on with, guard, keep, keep going, look after, manage, nurture, perpetuate, persevere, preserve, prolong, protect, provide, renew, repair, retain, save,… … New thesaurus
maintain — (v.) mid 13c., to practice habitually, from Anglo Fr. meintenir (O.Fr. maintenir, 12c.) keep (a wife), sustain; persevere in, practice continually, from L. manu tenere hold in the hand, from manu, ablative of manus hand (see MANUAL (Cf. manual))… … Etymology dictionary
maintain — ► VERB 1) cause or enable (a condition or state of affairs) to continue. 2) keep (a building, machine, etc.) in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly. 3) provide with necessities for life or existence. 4) assert to be the case.… … English terms dictionary
maintain — 01. Tian Hsu works hard to [maintain] close friendships with the students she studied with in London. 02. The roads haven t been properly [maintained], and now are full of cracks and potholes. 03. The President always [maintained] that he didn t… … Grammatical examples in English
maintain — [[t]meɪnte͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦ maintains, maintaining, maintained 1) VERB If you maintain something, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker. [V n] The Department maintains many close contacts with the chemical industry... [V n]… … English dictionary

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