maintain
- To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
- To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert.
- To keep in good condition and working order.
- (obsolete, transitive) To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/meɪnˈteɪn/
Etymology
In summary
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”).
Related words
proceed with
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