main·tain (m n-tn )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. [Middle English maintainen, from Old French maintenir, from Medieval Latin manuten  re, from Latin man tenre, to hold in the hand : man, ablative of manus, hand; see man-2 in Indo-European roots + tenre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]main·tain  a·bili·ty n.main·tain a·ble adj.main·tain er n. |
maintain
Verb
1. to continue or keep in existence: we must maintain good relations with them
2. to keep in proper or good condition: an expensive car to maintain
3. to sustain or keep up a particular level or speed: he set off at a high speed, but couldn't maintain it all the way
4. to enable a person to have the money, food and other things he or she needs to live: the money maintained us for a month
5. to assert: he had always maintained that he never wanted children
6. to defend against contradiction: he maintained his innocence [from Latin manu tenere to hold in the hand]
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.
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| 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" 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" 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" 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 insist, take a firm stand - be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!" | |
| 5. | maintain - have and exercise; "wield power and authority" | |
| 6. | maintain - maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips" | |
| 7. | maintain - maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" | |
| 8. | maintain - state or assert; "He maintained his innocence" 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" | |
| 10. | maintain - stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees" |
maintain
verb 1. continue, retain, preserve, sustain, carry on, keep, keep up, prolong, uphold, nurture, conserve, perpetuate << OPPOSITE end
Translations
maintain [meɪnˈteɪn] vt (preserve) → aufrechterhalten;
(keep up) → beibehalten;
(provide for) → unterhalten;
v maintain [meinˈtein]
1 to continue How long can you maintain this silence? voortsit يُحافِظ على، يَستَمِر في продължавам pokračovat (v) opretholde; bevare beibehalten συνεχίζω, τηρώ mantener säilitama ادامه دادن ylläpitää maintenir לִשמוֹר עַל- बनाए रखना održavati fenntart meneruskan halda (áfram/gangandi) mantenere 維持する 계속하다 palaikyti paturēt; saglabāt meneruskan handhaven fortsette med, holde gående zachowywać manter a (men)ţine продолжать pokračovať (v) obdržati održavati bibehålla, upprätthålla มีอยู่ 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 udržovat vedligeholde instand halten συντηρώ, διατηρώ mantener, conservar korras hoidma نگهداری کردن pitää kunnossa entretenir לְתַחזֵק देखरेख करना čuvati karbantart merawat halda við, viðhalda mantenere, conservare 整備しておく 보존하다, 유지하다 išlaikyti, prižiūrėti, eksploatuoti ekspluatēt; apkopt menjaga onderhouden holde i (god) stand, vedlikeholde utrzymywać, konserwować 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 živit, vydržovat forsørge unterhalten 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 부양하다 išlaikyti uzturēt menanggung onderhouden forsørge utrzymać sustentar a întreţine содержать živiť vzdrževati izdržavati försörja ใช้จ่าย geçindirmek, bakmak 供養 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 tvrdit holde på behaupten επιμένω να πιστεύω, υποστηρίζω mantener, sostener kinnitama, väitma مدعی بودن pitää kiinni kannastaan soutenir לִטעוֹן भरण-पोषण करना držim da fenntart mempertahankan halda fram sostenere 主張する 주장하다, 강력하게 밝히다 tvirtinti, teigti apgalvot mempertahankan volhouden hevde utrzymywać, twierdzić afirmar a susţine настаивать trvať (na) vztrajati (pri) držati se vidhålla, hävda ให้เหตุผล savunmak, iddia etmek 堅持 відстоювати کسی رائے کو قائم رکھنا xác nhận 坚持
n maintenance [-tənəns]
1 the process of keeping something in good condition car maintenance. onderhoud صِيانَه поддръжка údržba vedligeholdelse die Instandhaltung συντήρηση, έξοδα συντήρησης mantenimiento, conservación hooldus حفاظت kunnossapito entretien אַחזָקָה अनुरक्षण čuvanje, održavanje karbantartás perawatan viðhald manutenzione 整備 유지 išlaikymas, priežiūra, eksploatacija ekspluatācija; apkope penjagaan onderhoud vedlikehold konserwacja 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 zachování bevarelse das Beibehalten (δια)τήρηση mantenimiento väide نگهداری kannattaminen maintien תַחזוּקָה पोषण održavanje fenntartás pertahanan viðhald; staðhæfing mantenimento 主張 주장 palaikymas, tvirtinimas apgalvojums pertahanan handhaving opprettholdelse utrzymywanie manutenção menţinere утверждение tvrdenie zagovarjanje držanje do vidhållande, hävdande คงสภาพ savunma, iddia etme 堅持 підтримання استقرار việc giữ gìn 坚持
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