mantener

Meaning

(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

sostener

conservar

hacer vivir

inspirar el alma

mantener en vida

revivir a alguien

Frequency

Hyphenated as

man‧te‧ner

Pronounced as (IPA)

/manteˈneɾ/

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.