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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.

  maintained
       adj 1: kept in good condition [syn: kept up(p), well-kept]
       2: made ready for service [syn: repaired, serviced]
       3: continued in your keeping or use or memory; "in...the
          retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered" [syn: retained]

  maintained
     Αγγλικά a.
     συντηρούμενος, διατηρούμενος

  maintained
     a.
     showing maintenance or attention
     vb.
     (infl of en maintain  ed-form)

  maintained
     a.
     showing maintenance or attention
     vb.
     (infl of en maintain  ed-form)

  maintained
     a.
     showing maintenance or attention
     vb.
     (infl of en maintain  ed-form)

  maintained
     a.
     showing maintenance or attention
     vb.
     (infl of en maintain  ed-form)

  maintained
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm m aintain ed)

  maintained
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en maintain ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb maintain)

  Maintained /meɪntˈeɪnd/
  مبقى

  maintained /meɪntˈeɪnd/ 
  udržovaný

  maintained /meɪntˈeɪnd/
  aufrechterhalten
     Synonym: sustained
  
   see: maintain sth., sustain sth., maintaining, sustaining, sustain your allegations, maintain / sustain a relationship, maintain / sustain high speeds over long distances, maintain your lead over sb., When he lost his job they could no longer sustain their expensive lifestyle.
  

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

  maintained /meɪntˈeɪnd/
  behielt bei, erhielt, unterhält
   see: maintain, maintaining, maintained, maintains
  

  maintained /meɪntˈeɪnd/
  instand gehalten, instandgehalten
     Synonym: kept in good condition
  
   see: maintain sth., keep sth. in good condition, maintaining, keeping in good condition
  

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

  maintained /meɪntˈeɪnd/
  gewartet
     Synonym: serviced
  
   see: maintain, service, maintaining, servicing
  

  maintained /meɪntˈeɪnd/
  očuvala, podržavan, sačuvala

  
/meɪnˈteɪnd/

  MAINTAINED, pleadings. This is a technical word, indispensable in an 
  indictment for maintenance, which no other word or circumlocution will 
  supply. 1 Wils. 325. 
  
  

  v. 维护;
  vbl.;

     v. 维护
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