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- [meyn-teyn]
- /meɪnˈteɪn/
- /meɪnˈteɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meyn-teyn]
- /meɪnˈteɪn/
Definitions of maintain word
- verb with object maintain to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries. 1
- verb with object maintain to keep in an appropriate condition, operation, or force; keep unimpaired: to maintain order; to maintain public highways. 1
- verb with object maintain to keep in a specified state, position, etc.: to maintain a correct posture; to maintain good health. 1
- verb with object maintain to affirm; assert; declare: He maintained that the country was going downhill. 1
- verb with object maintain to support in speech or argument, as a statement or proposition. 1
- verb with object maintain to keep or hold against attack: to maintain one's ground. 1
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Origin of maintain
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English mainteinen < Old French maintenir ≪ Medieval Latin manūtenēre, Latin manū tenēre literally, to hold in hand, equivalent to manū, ablative of manus hand (see manual) + tenēre to hold (see tenet)
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Parts of speech for Maintain
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
maintain popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
maintain usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for maintain
verb maintain
- preserve — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- finance — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- uphold — to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
Antonyms for maintain
verb maintain
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- release — to lease again.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- discontinue — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
- squander — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
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