maintain

Significat

1. To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
2. To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert.
3. To keep in good condition and working order.
4. (obsolete) To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/meɪnˈteɪn/

Etimologia

From Middle English mayntenen, from Old French maintenir, from Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with/in/by the hand”, ablative of manus) + tenēre (“to hold”).