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  Maintain \Main*tain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maintained; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Maintaining.] [OE. maintenen, F. maintenir,
     properly, to hold by the hand; main hand (L. manus) + F.
     tenir to hold (L. tenere). See Manual, and Tenable.]
     1. To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to
        support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer
        to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of
        heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to
        maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach;
        to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present
        reputation.
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     2. To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to
        surrender or relinquish.
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              God values . . . every one as he maintains his post.
                                                    --Grew.
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     3. To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail.
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              Maintain talk with the duke.          --Shak.
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     4. To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply
        with what is needed.
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              Glad, by his labor, to maintain his life.
                                                    --Stirling.
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              What maintains one vice would bring up two children.
                                                    --Franklin.
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     5. To affirm; to support or defend by argument.
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              It is hard to maintain the truth, but much harder to
              be maintained by it.                  --South.
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     Syn: To assert; vindicate; allege. See Assert.
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  Maintain \Main*tain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maintained; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Maintaining.] [OE. maintenen, F. maintenir,
     properly, to hold by the hand; main hand (L. manus) + F.
     tenir to hold (L. tenere). See Manual, and Tenable.]
     1. To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to
        support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer
        to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of
        heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to
        maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach;
        to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present
        reputation.
  
     2. To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to
        surrender or relinquish.
  
              God values . . . every one as he maintains his post.
                                                    --Grew.
  
     3. To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail.
  
              Maintain talk with the duke.          --Shak.
  
     4. To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply
        with what is needed.
  
              Glad, by his labor, to maintain his life.
                                                    --Stirling.
  
              What maintains one vice would bring up two children.
                                                    --Franklin.
  
     5. To affirm; to support or defend by argument.
  
              It is hard to maintain the truth, but much harder to
              be maintained by it.                  --South.
  
     Syn: To assert; vindicate; allege. See Assert.

  maintain
       v 1: keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep
            clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a
            lady"; "The students keep me on my toes" [syn: keep, hold]
       2: keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or
          destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings";
          "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children
          must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The
          museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts" [syn: conserve,
           preserve, keep up]
       3: supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained
          her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause";
          "There's little to earn and many to keep" [syn: sustain,
           keep]
       4: state categorically [syn: assert, asseverate]
       5: of power or authority [syn: wield, exert]
       6: maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the
          countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her
          shopping trips" [syn: keep]
       7: maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary";
          "maintain a record"; "keep notes" [syn: keep]
       8: state or assert; "He maintained his innocence" [syn: defend]
       9: support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the
          verdict" [syn: uphold]
       10: observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with
           the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all
           my employees" [syn: observe, keep]

  maintain
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 διατηρώ, συντηρώ
     2 ισχυρίζομαι, δηλώνω ότι κάτι είναι αληθές

  maintain
     vb.
     To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). (from
  14th c.)

  maintain
     vb.
     To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). (from
  14th c.)

  maintain
     vb.
     To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). (from
  14th c.)

  maintain
     vb.
     To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). (from
  14th c.)

  maintain
     Englanti vb.
     1 pitää yllä
     2 todeta uudelleen, vakuuttaa uudelleen, pitää kiinni sanomastaan

  maintain
     Engelska vb.
     1 underhålla, hålla i gott skick; utföra underhållsarbeten på när så
  behövs
     2 upprätthålla, bibehålla, hävda (hålla i hävd)
     3 (ihärdigt) påstå, hävda

  maintain /meɪntˈeɪn/
  1. argumenteer
  2. behou, bêre, bewaar

  Maintain /meɪntˈeɪn/
  أبق

  maintain //meɪnˈteɪn// //mənˈteɪn// 
  1. отстоявам
  to declare or affirm a point of view to be true
  2. поддържам
  to keep up

  maintain /meɪntˈeɪn/
  udržovat

  maintain /meɪntˈeɪn/
  udržet

  maintain /meɪntˈeɪn/
  zachovat

  maintain /meɪntˈeɪn/ 
  uživit

  maintain /meɪntˈeɪn/ 
  beibehalten, erhalten, unterhalten 
   see: maintaining, maintained, maintains, maintained
  

  maintain /meɪntˈeɪn/ 
  jdn. versorgen 
        "His job comfortably maintained / supported his wife and children."  - Mit seiner Arbeit konnte er seine Frau und seine Kinder gut versorgen.
     Synonym: support sb.
  
   see: maintaining, supporting, maintained, supported
  

  maintain /meɪntˈeɪn/ 
  warten  [eine Maschine]
     Synonym: service
  
   see: maintaining, servicing, maintained, serviced
  

  maintain /meɪntˈeɪn/
  
  διατηρώ, υποστηρίζω, διατείνομαι

  maintain //meɪnˈteɪn// //mənˈteɪn// 
  1. esittää, väittää
  to declare or affirm a point of view to be true
  2. pitää, säilyttää, hoitaa, ylläpitää
  to keep up

  maintain /meintein/
  conserver, maintenir, retenir

  maintain /meɪntˈeɪn/ 
  1. बनाए रखना
        "Destpite his erratic behaviour she has been maintianing her friendship with him."
  2. देखरेख~करना
        "It is a big job to maintain a school."
  3. निश्चयपूर्वक कहना
        "He has always maintained that he is not guilty."
  4. भरण पोषण करना
        "He earns enough to maintain his family."

  maintain /meɪntˈeɪn/
  držati, izdržavati, nastaviti, održati, održavati, očuvati, podržavati, provoditi, pružiti, sačuvati, uređivati, ustanoviti, voditi, čuvati

  maintain /meɪntˈeɪn/
  conservare

  maintain //meɪnˈteɪn// //mənˈteɪn// 
  保つ, 維持
  to keep up

  maintain /meintein/
  1. palaikyti, prižiūrėti, (pa)remti
     See also: hold
  
  2. tvirtinti, teigti

  maintain /meintein/
  1. argumenteren, betogen, vertogen
  2. behouden, bergen, bewaren, conserveren, onderhouden, overhouden

  maintain //meɪnˈteɪn// //mənˈteɪn// 
  opprettholde, bevare, vedlikeholde
  to keep up

  maintain /meɪnˈteɪn/ 
   1.  utrzymywać (sb - kogoś)
   2.  konserwować (sth - coś) , dbać (sth - o coś)

  maintain /meintein/
  1. argumentar
  2. conservar, guardar

  maintain /meintein/
  аргументировать

  maintain /meintein/
  conservar, guardar

  maintain //meɪnˈteɪn// //mənˈteɪn// 
  bibehålla, upphålla
  to keep up

  maintain /meɪntˈeɪn/
  1. sürdürmek
  2. korumak, muhafaza etmek
  3. beslemek, bakmak
  4. bakımını sağlamak
  5. iddia etmek, teyit etmek. maintain a family aile geçindirmek. main tain a railroad demiryolunu işletip iyi halde muhafaza etmek. maintain one' reputation şöhretini muhafaza etmek, adını bozmamak. maintain that it is so böyledir diye iddia etmek.

  
/meɪnˈteɪn/

  270 Moby Thesaurus words for "maintain":
     abide, accommodate, account as, advocate, affirm, afford,
     afford support, allege, allege in support, announce, annunciate,
     answer, argue, argue for, assert, assever, asseverate, assume,
     aver, avouch, avow, back, back up, be afraid, bear, bear out,
     bear up, bide, blow to, bolster, bolster up, bottle up, brace,
     brook no denial, buoy up, buttress, care for, carry, carry on,
     champion, claim, clothe, conceive, conserve, consider, contend,
     contend for, continue, continue to be, contribute, copyright,
     cork up, correct, counter, cradle, crutch, cultivate, cushion,
     daresay, declare, deem, defeat time, defend, defy time, donate,
     dwell, emphasize, endow, endure, enunciate, espouse, esteem,
     estimate, exist, expect, express, extend, fancy, fight for, fill,
     fill up, finance, find, fund, furnish, give, give support, go on,
     go treat, guard, guess, have, have a hunch, have an idea,
     have an impression, have an inkling, have the idea, hold, hold as,
     hold in, hold on, hold out, hold up, husband, imagine, inhibit,
     insist, insist on, insist upon, invest, issue a manifesto, judge,
     justify, keep, keep afloat, keep alive, keep going, keep in,
     keep intact, keep inviolate, keep on, keep safe, keep up, last,
     last long, last out, lay down, lend support, lengthen, live,
     live on, live through, lock in, look after, look upon as, mainstay,
     make a plea, make available, make provision for, manage, manifesto,
     not destroy, not endanger, not expend, not use up, not waste,
     nurture, opine, patent, pay the bill, perdure, perennate,
     perpetuate, persist, persist in, pillow, plead for, predicate,
     prepare, present, preserve, press, presume, prevail, proclaim,
     profess, prolong, pronounce, prop, prop up, protect, protest,
     protract, provide, provide for, put, put it, rebut, reckon,
     recruit, rectify, refute, regard, register, reinforce, remain,
     replenish, reply, repress, respond, retain, right, riposte, run,
     run on, save, save up, say, say in defense, set down, set down as,
     set up, shore, shore up, shoulder, spare, speak, speak for,
     speak out, speak up, speak up for, stand, stand by, stand drinks,
     stand for, stand on, stand to, stand treat, stand up for, state,
     stay, stay on, stick to, stick up for, stock, store, stress,
     submit, subsidize, subsist, subvention, subventionize, supply,
     support, suppose, suppress, surmise, survive, suspect, sustain,
     take, take care of, take for, take it, take no denial, tarry,
     testify, think, tide over, treat, treat to, trow, underbrace,
     undergird, underlie, underpin, underset, upbear, uphold, upkeep,
     urge, urge reasons for, view as, vindicate, vouchsafe, warrant,
     wear, wear well, ween, yield
  
  

  v. 维持,维修,主张;

     vt. 维修,保养;维持,保持;坚持,主张;供养,扶养