handhaven

Meaning

1. (transitive) to enforce, to maintain, to uphold
2. (transitive) to persevere with, to persist with/in
3. (reflexive) to remain in charge, to remain in place

Concepts

preserve

maintain

keep

uphold

persevere

😣

jelly

enforce

marmalade

marmelade

persist

protect

subsist

sustain

be

vindicate

conserve

continue

exist

get by

hold out

live on

Synonyms

nakomen

zich handhaven

bestendigen

consolideren

bestaan

confituur

continueren

jam

marmelade

moes

onderhouden

overblijven

trotseren

volharden

volhouden

voortbestaan

waarnemen

zijn

bergen

vrijwaren

in stand houden

voortleven

zich laten gelden

aanhouden

existeren

behartigen

behouden

beleven

Translations

maintenir

mantener

beharren

conserve

🥫

perseverar

😣

conservas

Konserve

durchhalten

confiture

confettura

conserva

ausdauern

ausharren

😣

mermelada

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦɑntˌɦaː.və(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: hanthaven

Cognate with Middle Dutch: handhave

Cognate with German: handhaben

In summary

From Middle Dutch hanthaven, from Middle High German hanthaben, itself a calque from Old French maintenir, from Vulgar Latin manūteneō. Likely based also on Middle Dutch handhave (“handle”). Cognate with German handhaben.

Sentences

Ik geloof daarom dat het handhaven van melkquota van cruciaal belang is .

I therefore believe that maintaining milk quotas is crucial.