mantener
(Inglés)
- (transitive) to keep
- (transitive) to maintain, to support
- (transitive) to sustain, to preserve, to retain, to uphold
- (transitive) to maintain, continue, to keep up
- (transitive) to stay, to remain
- (reflexive) to maintain, to keep, to stay, to remain
- (reflexive) to stand, to hold, to remain, to continue (e.g. hold firm, stand strong, stand together, stand on one's feet)
- (reflexive) to stick to (e.g. stick to one's guns)
- (reflexive) to be maintained, to be retained, to be sustained
Frecuencia
Con guión como
man‧te‧ner
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/manteˈneɾ/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)
In summary
Inherited from Late Latin manūtenēre (“to support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“to hold”). Equivalent to mano + tener. Compare Galician and Portuguese manter, French maintenir, Italian mantenere.
Related words
hacer vivir
inspirar el alma
mantener en vida
revivir a alguien
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