mantenere
Meaning
- to maintain, to keep
- to conserve
- to support (someone) financially or materially
- to govern
- to hold, to defend (a political possession, conquered territory, etc.)
- to uphold, to respect (a commitment, secret, etc.)
- (Italy, Southern) to hold (something) in one's hand
Concepts
keep alive
support uphold
Synonyms
tener vivo
provvedere a
rimanere fedele a
avere a carico
procurare da mangiare
goerna’
fare risorgere
fare vivere
mantenere in vita
collocare in modo sicuro
attenersi a
rispettare (una promessa
la parola data)
dare sostentamento
mantenere in buono stato
rimanere fedele
Translations
mantener
maintenir
mantenir
manter
unterhalten
διατηρώ
واصلFrequency
Hyphenated as
man‧te‧né‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/man.teˈne.re/
Etymology
From Late Latin manūtenēre (“to support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“to hold”). By surface analysis, mano + tenere. Compare French maintenir, Spanish mantener, Portuguese manter.
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