manter

Meaning

1. to keep, maintain
2. to hold, sustain, support
3. (reflexive) to keep (to continue doing something)

Hyphenated as

man‧ter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɐ̃ˈte(ʁ)/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese manteer, mantẽer, from Late Latin manūtenēre (“to support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“to hold”). Compare Galician manter, Spanish mantener, French maintenir, Italian mantenere.

Sentences

Eu tentei tanto me manter longe das suas palhaçadas .

I tried so hard to keep away from your antics.

O sal era a melhor maneira de manter os alimentos fora de estoque .

Salt was the best way to keep food out of stock.