maintain

verbB2

Định nghĩa theo từ loại

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

maintains

V_ing/Gerund

maintaining

V_ed/pp

maintained

1.
To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
maintain contact
maintain order
maintain a relationship
It’s important to maintain good posture while sitting.
She struggled to maintain her composure under pressure.
2.
To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert.
3.
To keep in good condition and working order.
4.
(obsolete, transitive)To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
5.
(intransitive, slang)(African-American Vernacular, slang, intransitive) To keep composed; to keep one's head up; to stay confident, strong, self-assured; to avoid being a victim; to keep oneself from falling apart.
No matter what, you gotta maintain.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

subsist (formal)

Trái nghĩa

abandonto keep up abandon

Cùng gốc / liên quan

maingainmaingainingmaintainable maintainmentmismaintainundermaintainmaintainabilitymaintain appearances

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English mayntenen, from Old French maintenir, from manūteneō, manūtenēre (I support), from Latin manū (with/in/by the hand) + tenēre (to hold).