maintain

verb

main·tain mān-ˈtān How to pronounce maintain (audio)

mən-

maintained; maintaining; maintains

transitive verb

: to keep in an existing state (as of repair, efficiency, or validity) : preserve from failure or decline

maintain machinery

: to sustain against opposition or danger : uphold and defend

maintain a position

: to continue or persevere in : carry on, keep up

couldn't maintain his composure

: to support or provide for

has a family to maintain

: sustain

enough food to maintain life

: to affirm in or as if in argument : assert

maintained that the earth is flat

maintainability

mān-ˌtā-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce maintain (audio)

noun

maintainable

mān-ˈtā-nə-bəl How to pronounce maintain (audio)

adjective

maintainer noun

Example Sentences

They have always maintained high standards of professional conduct. He has found it difficult to maintain a healthy weight. The company has done a poor job of maintaining its computer network. It was obvious that the house had been poorly maintained. She was finding it hard to maintain her balance. She still maintains a close relationship with her college roommate. It's difficult to maintain a correspondence when we're both so busy. The pilot was struggling to maintain control of the aircraft. The police say that they will do whatever is necessary to maintain law and order. See More

Recent Examples on the Web This dramatically cuts expenses for the automaker and its dealers because having vehicles sit on car lots costs money, to maintain them and insure them.

Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2022 The social media giant developed the popular open-source A.I. programming language and has helped maintain it.

Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 The formula also includes cinnamon, bergamot, rose, and orange flower, though the company has been careful not to reveal the entire original recipe in efforts to maintain its secret.

Danielle James, Allure, 14 Sep. 2022 Ewing said that while the queen’s early rule, which began in 1952, coincided with independence movements across several British colonies, the empire itself was guilty of stifling them to maintain control.

Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022 The department said many of the state's facilities were built before air conditioning was commonly installed, and prisons built in the '80s and '90s didn't have AC because of the cost to install and maintain it.

Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 The man failed field sobriety tests and was arrested for failure to maintain physical control.

cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 Caiazzo was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, evading a motor vehicle accident, failure to maintain proper lane and interfering with a police officer.

Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 Tatum said a rent cap would impair landlords’ ability to maintain their properties by restricting income for a year.

Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 See More

maintain

verb

as in to preserve

to keep in good condition he repairs and maintains antique cars as a hobby

Synonyms & Similar Words

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preserve
conserve
save
protect
defend
restore
sustain
safeguard
keep up
rebuild
manage
service
guard
support
rehabilitate
reconstruct
shield
husband
cure
heal
remedy
rejuvenate
patch
screen
fix
mend
care (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ignore
destroy
disregard
break
neglect
impair
hurt
ruin
injure
harm
damage
wreck

as in to defend

to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections part of debating is learning to maintain your position in the face of harsh challenges

Synonyms & Similar Words

defend
justify
uphold
support
assert
advocate
affirm
stick up for
confirm
stand up for
proclaim
vindicate
insist
champion
state
discuss
emphasize
contend
espouse
plead
profess
claim
aver
argue
avow
warrant
underline
protest
debate
underscore
stress
avouch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

withdraw
abandon
forsake
take back
retract
reverse
switch
abjure
disprove
refute
recant
rebut
controvert

as in to keep

to pay the living expenses of we simply cannot afford to maintain a horse

Synonyms & Similar Words

keep
support
fund
underwrite
take care of
finance
provide (for)
sponsor
stake
patronize
foot the bill (for)
set up

as in to reason

to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration she continued to maintain that a sewing machine would end up paying for itself since she could make her own clothes

Synonyms & Similar Words

reason
argue
contend
assert
convince
justify
insist
plead
explain
persuade
claim
enforce
mention
defend
suggest
affirm
consider
offer
propose
cite
submit
give
urge
support
advise
advocate
advance
recommend
aver
discuss
champion
counter
counsel
adduce
refute
rationalize
avow
disprove
debate
espouse
avouch
rebut
confute

as in to insist

to state as a fact usually forcefully he maintains that there is indeed hard evidence for extraterrestrial visitors

Synonyms & Similar Words

insist
claim
allege
assert
contend
affirm
declare
announce
profess
proclaim
protest
defend
argue
put forth
aver
purport
confirm
reason
warrant
avow
justify
uphold
rationalize
vindicate
avouch
reaffirm
broadcast
persevere
reassert
support

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

deny
abandon
reject
negate
disavow
repudiate
challenge
disclaim
gainsay
negative
disprove
refute
contradict
counter
question
dispute
rebut
disown
confute

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of maintain are assert, defend, justify, and vindicate. While all these words mean "to uphold as true, right, just, or reasonable," maintain stresses firmness of conviction.

steadfastly maintained his innocence

Although the words assert and maintain have much in common, assert suggests determination to make others accept one's claim.

asserted her rights

In some situations, the words defend and maintain are roughly equivalent. However, defend implies maintaining in the face of attack or criticism.

defended his voting record

The words justify and maintain can be used in similar contexts, but justify implies showing to be true, just, or valid by appeal to a standard or to precedent.

the action was used to justify military intervention

The meanings of vindicate and maintain largely overlap; however, vindicate implies successfully defending.

his success vindicated our faith in him

单词	maintain
释义	maintain verb main·tain mān-ˈtān mən- maintained; maintaining; maintains transitive verb 1 : to keep in an existing state (as of repair, efficiency, or validity) : preserve from failure or decline maintain machinery 2 : to sustain against opposition or danger : uphold and defend maintain a position 3 : to continue or persevere in : carry on, keep up couldn't maintain his composure 4 a : to support or provide for has a family to maintain b : sustain enough food to maintain life 5 : to affirm in or as if in argument : assert maintained that the earth is flat maintainability mān-ˌtā-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun maintainable mān-ˈtā-nə-bəl adjective maintainer noun Synonyms conserve keep up preserve save See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences They have always maintained high standards of professional conduct. He has found it difficult to maintain a healthy weight. The company has done a poor job of maintaining its computer network. It was obvious that the house had been poorly maintained. She was finding it hard to maintain her balance. She still maintains a close relationship with her college roommate. It's difficult to maintain a correspondence when we're both so busy. The pilot was struggling to maintain control of the aircraft. The police say that they will do whatever is necessary to maintain law and order. See More Recent Examples on the Web This dramatically cuts expenses for the automaker and its dealers because having vehicles sit on car lots costs money, to maintain them and insure them. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2022 The social media giant developed the popular open-source A.I. programming language and has helped maintain it. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 The formula also includes cinnamon, bergamot, rose, and orange flower, though the company has been careful not to reveal the entire original recipe in efforts to maintain its secret. Danielle James, Allure, 14 Sep. 2022 Ewing said that while the queen’s early rule, which began in 1952, coincided with independence movements across several British colonies, the empire itself was guilty of stifling them to maintain control. Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2022 The department said many of the state's facilities were built before air conditioning was commonly installed, and prisons built in the '80s and '90s didn't have AC because of the cost to install and maintain it. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 The man failed field sobriety tests and was arrested for failure to maintain physical control. cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 Caiazzo was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, evading a motor vehicle accident, failure to maintain proper lane and interfering with a police officer. Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 9 Sep. 2022 Tatum said a rent cap would impair landlords’ ability to maintain their properties by restricting income for a year. Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English mainteinen, from Anglo-French maintenir, maynteiner, from Medieval Latin manutenēre, from Latin manu tenēre to hold in the hand First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing maintain maintain life maintain one's cool/composure maintain the status quo maintain life maintain one's cool/composure maintain the status quo Kids Definition maintain verb main·tain mān-ˈtān maintained; maintaining 1 : to carry on : continue After many years they still maintain a correspondence. 2 : to keep in a particular or desired state Eat properly to maintain good health. 3 : to insist to be true She maintains her innocence. 4 : to provide for : support I maintained my family by working two jobs. maintain verb 1 as in to preserve to keep in good condition he repairs and maintains antique cars as a hobby Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance preserve conserve save protect defend restore sustain safeguard keep up rebuild manage service guard support rehabilitate reconstruct shield husband cure heal remedy rejuvenate patch screen fix mend care (for) Antonyms & Near Antonyms ignore destroy disregard break neglect impair hurt ruin injure harm damage wreck See More 2 as in to defend to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections part of debating is learning to maintain your position in the face of harsh challenges Synonyms & Similar Words defend justify uphold support assert advocate affirm stick up for confirm stand up for proclaim vindicate insist champion state discuss emphasize contend espouse plead profess claim aver argue avow warrant underline protest debate underscore stress avouch Antonyms & Near Antonyms withdraw abandon forsake take back retract reverse switch abjure disprove refute recant rebut controvert See More 3 as in to keep to pay the living expenses of we simply cannot afford to maintain a horse Synonyms & Similar Words keep support fund underwrite take care of finance provide (for) sponsor stake patronize foot the bill (for) set up 4 as in to reason to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration she continued to maintain that a sewing machine would end up paying for itself since she could make her own clothes Synonyms & Similar Words reason argue contend assert convince justify insist plead explain persuade claim enforce mention defend suggest affirm consider offer propose cite submit give urge support advise advocate advance recommend aver discuss champion counter counsel adduce refute rationalize avow disprove debate espouse avouch rebut confute 5 as in to insist to state as a fact usually forcefully he maintains that there is indeed hard evidence for extraterrestrial visitors Synonyms & Similar Words insist claim allege assert contend affirm declare announce profess proclaim protest defend argue put forth aver purport confirm reason warrant avow justify uphold rationalize vindicate avouch reaffirm broadcast persevere reassert support Antonyms & Near Antonyms deny abandon reject negate disavow repudiate challenge disclaim gainsay negative disprove refute contradict counter question dispute rebut disown confute See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of maintain are assert, defend, justify, and vindicate. While all these words mean "to uphold as true, right, just, or reasonable," maintain stresses firmness of conviction. steadfastly maintained his innocence Although the words assert and maintain have much in common, assert suggests determination to make others accept one's claim. asserted her rights In some situations, the words defend and maintain are roughly equivalent. However, defend implies maintaining in the face of attack or criticism. defended his voting record The words justify and maintain can be used in similar contexts, but justify implies showing to be true, just, or valid by appeal to a standard or to precedent. the action was used to justify military intervention The meanings of vindicate and maintain largely overlap; however, vindicate implies successfully defending. his success vindicated our faith in him
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maintain

verb

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