mantener

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (transitive) to keep
  2. (transitive) to maintain, to support
  3. (transitive) to sustain, to preserve, to retain, to uphold
  4. (transitive) to maintain, continue, to keep up
  5. (transitive) to stay, to remain
  6. (reflexive) to maintain, to keep, to stay, to remain
  7. (reflexive) to stand, to hold, to remain, to continue (e.g. hold firm, stand strong, stand together, stand on one's feet)
  8. (reflexive) to stick to (e.g. stick to one's guns)
  9. (reflexive) to be maintained, to be retained, to be sustained

Frequentie

A2
Met koppelteken als
man‧te‧ner
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/manteˈneɾ/
Etymologie (Engels)

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.

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