maintain

main·tain

 (mān-tān′)

tr.v. main·tained, main·tain·ing, main·tains

1. To keep up or carry on; continue: maintain good relations.

2. To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain: maintain one's composure.

3. To keep in a condition of good repair or efficiency: maintain two cars.

4.

a. To provide for; support: maintain a family.

b. To keep in existence; sustain: enough food to maintain life.

5. To defend or hold against criticism or attack: maintained his stand on taxes.

6. To declare to be true; affirm: maintained her innocence.

7. To adhere or conform to; keep: maintain a busy schedule.

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[Middle English maintainen, from Old French maintenir, from Medieval Latin manutenēre, from Latin manū tenēre, to hold in the hand : manū, ablative of manus, hand; see man- in Indo-European roots + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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main·tain′a·bil′i·ty n.

main·tain′a·ble adj.

main·tain′er n.

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maintain

(meɪnˈteɪn)

vb (tr)

1. to continue or retain; keep in existence

2. to keep in proper or good condition: to maintain a building.

3. to support a style of living: the money maintained us for a month.

4. (takes a clause as object) to state or assert: he maintained that Talbot was wrong.

5. to defend against contradiction; uphold: she maintained her innocence.

6. to defend against physical attack

[C13: from Old French maintenir, ultimately from Latin manū tenēre to hold in the hand]

mainˈtainable adj

mainˈtainer n

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main•tain

(meɪnˈteɪn)

v.t.

1. to keep in existence or continuance; preserve.

2. to keep in due condition, operation, or force.

3. to keep in a specified state, position, etc.

4. to affirm; assert; declare.

5. to support in speech or argument.

6. to keep or hold against attack.

7. to provide for the upkeep or support of.

[1200–50; « Vulgar Latin *manūtenēre literally, to hold in the hand]

main•tain′a•ble, adj.

main•tain′er, n.

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maintain

When used in the context of deliberate planning, the directed command will keep the referenced operation plan, operation plan in concept format, or concept summary, and any associated Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) automated data processing files active in accordance with applicable tasking documents describing the type and level of update or maintenance to be performed. General guidance is contained in JOPES, Volumes I and II. See also archive; retain.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

maintain

Past participle: maintained
Gerund: maintaining

Imperative

maintain

maintain

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	maintain - 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" hold, keep pressurise, pressurize - maintain a certain pressure; "the airplane cabin is pressurized"; "pressurize a space suit" preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" hold over - keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time conserve - keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; "Energy is conserved in this process" preserve - keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes" distance - keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living" housekeep - maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household
	2.	maintain - 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" conserve, preserve, keep up keep - look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone" embalm - preserve a dead body plastinate - preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes; "The doctor plastinates bodies to teach anatomy to his students" hold the line - hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
	3.	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" sustain, keep patronage - support by being a patron of reseed - maintain by seeding without human intervention; "Some plants reseed themselves indefinitely" have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" carry - keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years"
	4.	maintain - state categorically       assert, asseverate insist, take a firm stand - be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!" allege, aver, say - report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" predicate, proclaim - affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
	5.	maintain - have and exercise; "wield power and authority" wield, exert have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
	6.	maintain - maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips" keep have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
	7.	maintain - maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" keep record, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form
	8.	maintain - state or assert; "He maintained his innocence" defend vindicate - maintain, uphold, or defend; "vindicate the rights of the citizens" affirm - say yes to
	9.	maintain - support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict" uphold vindicate, justify - show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim" reassert, confirm - strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"
	10.	maintain - stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees" keep, observe

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maintain

verb

1. continue, retain, preserve, sustain, carry on, keep, keep up, prolong, uphold, nurture, conserve, perpetuate You should always maintain your friendships.
continue end, finish, drop, give up, conclude, suspend, abolish, terminate, break off, relinquish, discontinue

2. assert, state, hold, claim, insist, declare, allege, contend, affirm, profess, avow, aver, asseverate Prosecutors maintain that no deal was made.
assert disavow

3. look after, care for, take care of, finance, conserve, keep in good condition The house costs a fortune to maintain.

4. support, look after, keep, finance, feed, sustain, take care of, provide for, nurture, nourish the basic costs of maintaining a child

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

maintain

verb

1. To persevere in some condition, action, or belief:

keep, retain, stay with.

2. To keep in a condition of good repair, efficiency, or use:

keep up, preserve, sustain.

3. To supply with the necessities of life:

keep, provide for, support.

Idiom: take care of.

4. To support against arguments, attack, or criticism:

apologize, defend, justify, vindicate.

Idioms: speak up for, stand up for, stick up for.

5. To put into words positively and with conviction:

affirm, allege, argue, assert, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, hold, say, state.

Idiom: have it.

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Translations

يُحافِظ على، يَستَمِر فييُحافِظ عَلى، يَصونيَزْعَم، يَدَّعييَصُونُيُعيل

udržovatvydržovatživitpokračovattvrdit

bevarevedligeholdeforsørgeholde påopretholde

unterhaltenerhaltenwartenernähreninstand halten

διατηρώισχυρίζομαικρατώσυντηρώ

mantenersostenerguardarsustentarconservar

ylläpitää

entretenirmaintenirpresserreconduiresoigner

održavati

karbantart

haldahalda framhalda uppi, sjá fyrirhalda viî, viîhalda

manteneremantenimentomanutenzionesostenereaffermare

維持する

유지하다

palaikymas

apgalvotapkoptekspluatētpaturētsaglabāt

handhavenonderhouden

opprettholdevedlikeholdebevareholde i stand

utrzymać

manter

поддерживать

ohranitivzdrževati

underhållaupphålla

ดูแลรักษา

sürdürmekbakmakgeçindirmekiddia etmeksavunmak

duy trì

供养保持坚持维护维持

maintain

[meɪnˈteɪn] VT

1. (= keep up) [+ attitude, correspondence, order, speed, advantage] → mantener; [+ silence] → guardar; [+ war] → sostener, continuar
the two countries maintain friendly relations → los dos países mantienen relaciones amistosas
he maintained his opposition to the plan → se mantuvo contrario al plan

2. (= support) [+ family, dependents] → mantener; [+ army] → mantener, costear

3. (= keep in good condition) [+ road, building, car, machine] → mantener en buen estado
the house costs a fortune to maintain → el mantenimiento de la casa cuesta un dineral, cuesta un dineral mantener la casa en buen estado

4. (= have, retain) [+ house, property] → poseer, tener
as well as his house in London he maintains one in New York and one in France → además de su casa en Londres, posee or tiene una en Nueva York y otra en Francia

5. (= claim) [+ one's innocence] → mantener, sostener
he maintained that the earth was round → mantenía or sostenía que la tierra era redonda

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maintain

[meɪnˈteɪn] vt

(= continue) [+ contact, friendship] → maintenir, préserver

(= keep in good repair) [+ house, equipment, road] → entretenir

(= keep up) [+ speed, pace, momentum] → maintenir; [+ rate] → maintenir

[+ order, control] → maintenir
to maintain law and order → faire respecter la loi et maintenir l'ordre
to maintain standards → maintenir des normes

(= affirm) → soutenir
to maintain (that) ... → soutenir que ...

(= support) [+ family] → subvenir aux besoins de
to maintain o.s. → subvenir à ses besoins

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maintain

vt

(= keep up) → aufrechterhalten; law and order, peace etc → wahren; speed, attitude → beibehalten; prices → halten; life → erhalten; he wants to maintain his weight at 75 kilos → er möchte sein Gewicht von 75 Kilo beibehalten; to maintain the status quo → den Status quo (aufrecht)erhalten; to maintain something at a constant temperature → etw bei gleichbleibender Temperatur halten

(= support) family → unterhalten

(= keep in good condition) machine → warten; roads, building → instand or in Stand halten; car → pflegen; this old car is too expensive to maintain → dieses alte Auto ist im Unterhalt zu teuer; products which help to maintain healthy skin → Produkte, die die Haut gesund erhalten

(= claim) → behaupten; he still maintained he was innocent, he still maintained his innocence → er beteuerte immer noch seine Unschuld

(= defend) theory → vertreten; rights → verteidigen

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maintain

[meɪnˈteɪn] vt

a. (keep up, gen) → mantenere; (attack) → continuare; (lead in race) → mantenere, conservare
if the improvement is maintained → se il miglioramento continua

b. (support, family, army) → mantenere

c. (keep in good condition) → mantenere in buono stato

d. (claim) to maintain that ... → sostenere che...

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maintain

(meinˈtein) verb

1. to continue. How long can you maintain this silence? voortsit يُحافِظ على، يَستَمِر في продължавам manter pokračovat (v) beibehalten opretholde; bevare συνεχίζω, τηρώmantener säilitama ادامه دادن jatkaa maintenir לִשמוֹר עַל- बनाए रखना održavati fenntart meneruskan halda (áfram/gangandi) mantenere 維持する 계속하다 palaikyti paturēt; saglabāt meneruskan handhavenfortsette med, holde gåendezachowywać ادامه وركول manter a (men)ţine продолжать pokračovať (v) obdržati održavati bibehålla, upprätthålla ทำต่อไป sürdürmek 保持 підтримувати جاری رکھنا tiếp tục 保持

2. to keep in good condition. He maintains his car very well. in stand hou يُحافِظ عَلى، يَصون подържам manter udržovat instand halten vedligeholde συντηρώ, διατηρώmantener, conservar korras hoidma نگهداری کردن ylläpitää entretenir לְתַחזֵק देखरेख करना čuvati karbantart merawat halda við, viðhalda mantenere, conservare 整備しておく 좋은 상태로 유지하다 išlaikyti, prižiūrėti, eksploatuoti ekspluatēt; apkopt menjaga onderhouden holde i stand, vedlikeholdeutrzymywać, konserwować ساتل،پالنه manter a întreţine, a păstra содержать в исправности udržiavať vzdrževati održavati underhålla, hålla i gott skick รักษา bakmak 維護 обслуговувати; тримати в хорошому стані قائم رکھنا bảo dưỡng 维护

3. to pay the expenses of. How can you maintain a wife and three children on your small salary? onderhou يُعيل издържам sustentar živit, vydržovat unterhalten forsørge συντηρώ οικονομικά mantener, sustentar ülal pidama پشتیبانی کردن elättää subvenir aux besoins de לְפַרנֵס निश्चयपूर्वक कहना izdržavati eltart menanggung halda uppi, sjá fyrir mantenere 養う 비용을 지불하다 išlaikyti uzturēt menanggung onderhoudenforsørgeutrzymać حمايت كول sustentar a între­ţine содержать živiť vzdrževati izdržavati försörja ใช้จ่าย geçindirmek, bakmak 撫養 утримувати کفالت کرنا nuôi dưỡng 供养

4. to continue to argue or believe (that). I maintain that the theory is true. volhou يَزْعَم، يَدَّعي отстоявам afirmar tvrdit behaupten holde på επιμένω να πιστεύω, υποστηρίζωmantener, sostener kinnitama, väitma مدعی بودن väittää soutenir לִטעוֹן भरण-पोषण करना držim da fenntart mempertahankan halda fram sostenere 主張する 우기다, 주장하다 tvirtinti, teigti apgalvot mempertahankan volhoudenhevdeutrzymywać, twierdzić مدعى،غوښتونكى afirmar a susţine настаивать trvať (na) vztrajati (pri) držati se vidhålla, hävda ยืนกราน savunmak, iddia etmek 堅持 відстоювати کسی رائے کو قائم رکھنا xác nhận 坚持

ˈmaintenance (-tənəns) noun

1. the process of keeping something in good condition. car maintenance. onderhoud صِيانَه поддръжка manutenção údržba die Instandhaltung vedligeholdelse συντήρηση, έξοδα συντήρησης mantenimiento, conservación hooldus حفاظت huolto entretienאחזקה अनुरक्षण čuvanje, održavanje karbantartás perawatan viðhald manutenzione 整備 유지, 보수 išlaikymas, priežiūra, eksploatacija ekspluatācija; apkope penjagaan onderhoudvedlikeholdkonserwacja ښه ساتل manutenção întreţinere техническое обслуживание udržiavanie vzdrževanje održavanje underhåll, skötsel การรักษาสภาพ bakım ve onarım 保養 догляд; ремонт قاءم رکھنے کا عمل sự bảo dưỡng 保养

2. the act of maintaining (a point of view etc). volhouding إدِّعاء، زَعْم непреклонност manutenção zachování das Beibehalten bevarelse τήρησηmantenimiento väide نگهداری väittäminen maintienתחזוקה पोषण održavanje fenntartás pertahanan viðhald; staðhæfing mantenimento 主張 지지, 옹호 palaikymas, tvirtinimas apgalvojums pertahanan handhavingopprettholdelse utrzymywanie ساتل manutenção menţinere утверждение tvrdenie zagovarjanje držanje do vidhållande, hävdande การยืนกราน savunma, iddia etme 堅持 підтримання استقرار việc giữ gìn 坚持

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maintain

→ يَصُونُ udržovat bevare erhalten συντηρώ mantener ylläpitää maintenir održavati mantenere 維持する 유지하다 onderhouden opprettholde utrzymać manter поддерживать underhålla ดูแลรักษา sürdürmek duy trì 维持

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maintain

vt mantener

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