maintain

main·tain

M0045500 (mān-tān′)tr.v. main·tained, main·tain·ing, main·tains 1. To keep up or carry on; continue: maintain good relations.2. To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain: maintain one's composure.3. To keep in a condition of good repair or efficiency: maintain two cars.4. a. To provide for; support: maintain a family.b. To keep in existence; sustain: enough food to maintain life.5. To defend or hold against criticism or attack: maintained his stand on taxes.6. To declare to be true; affirm: maintained her innocence.7. To adhere or conform to; keep: maintain a busy schedule.

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[Middle English maintainen, from Old French maintenir, from Medieval Latin manutenēre, from Latin manū tenēre, to hold in the hand : manū, ablative of manus, hand; see man- in Indo-European roots + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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main·tain′a·bil′i·ty n.main·tain′a·ble adj.main·tain′er n.

maintain

(meɪnˈteɪn) vb (tr) 1. to continue or retain; keep in existence2. to keep in proper or good condition: to maintain a building. 3. to support a style of living: the money maintained us for a month. 4. (takes a clause as object) to state or assert: he maintained that Talbot was wrong. 5. to defend against contradiction; uphold: she maintained her innocence. 6. to defend against physical attack[C13: from Old French maintenir, ultimately from Latin manū tenēre to hold in the hand] mainˈtainable adj mainˈtainer n

main•tain

(meɪnˈteɪn)

v.t. 1. to keep in existence or continuance; preserve. 2. to keep in due condition, operation, or force. 3. to keep in a specified state, position, etc. 4. to affirm; assert; declare. 5. to support in speech or argument. 6. to keep or hold against attack. 7. to provide for the upkeep or support of. [1200–50; « Vulgar Latin *manūtenēre literally, to hold in the hand] main•tain′a•ble, adj. main•tain′er, n.

maintain

When used in the context of deliberate planning, the directed command will keep the referenced operation plan, operation plan in concept format, or concept summary, and any associated Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) automated data processing files active in accordance with applicable tasking documents describing the type and level of update or maintenance to be performed. General guidance is contained in JOPES, Volumes I and II. See also archive; retain.

maintain

Past participle: maintained
Gerund: maintaining

Imperative
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Present
I maintain
you maintain
he/she/it maintains
we maintain
you maintain
they maintain

Preterite
I maintained
you maintained
he/she/it maintained
we maintained
you maintained
they maintained

Present Continuous
I am maintaining
you are maintaining
he/she/it is maintaining
we are maintaining
you are maintaining
they are maintaining

Present Perfect
I have maintained
you have maintained
he/she/it has maintained
we have maintained
you have maintained
they have maintained

Past Continuous
I was maintaining
you were maintaining
he/she/it was maintaining
we were maintaining
you were maintaining
they were maintaining

Past Perfect
I had maintained
you had maintained
he/she/it had maintained
we had maintained
you had maintained
they had maintained

Future
I will maintain
you will maintain
he/she/it will maintain
we will maintain
you will maintain
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Future Perfect
I will have maintained
you will have maintained
he/she/it will have maintained
we will have maintained
you will have maintained
they will have maintained

Future Continuous
I will be maintaining
you will be maintaining
he/she/it will be maintaining
we will be maintaining
you will be maintaining
they will be maintaining

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been maintaining
you have been maintaining
he/she/it has been maintaining
we have been maintaining
you have been maintaining
they have been maintaining

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been maintaining
you will have been maintaining
he/she/it will have been maintaining
we will have been maintaining
you will have been maintaining
they will have been maintaining

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been maintaining
you had been maintaining
he/she/it had been maintaining
we had been maintaining
you had been maintaining
they had been maintaining

Conditional
I would maintain
you would maintain
he/she/it would maintain
we would maintain
you would maintain
they would maintain

Past Conditional
I would have maintained
you would have maintained
he/she/it would have maintained
we would have maintained
you would have maintained
they would have maintained

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	maintain - 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"hold, keeppressurise, pressurize - maintain a certain pressure; "the airplane cabin is pressurized"; "pressurize a space suit"preserve, uphold, carry on, continue, bear on - keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"hold over - keep in a position or state from an earlier period of timeconserve - keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; "Energy is conserved in this process"preserve - keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes"distance - keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"housekeep - maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household
	2.	maintain - 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"conserve, preserve, keep upkeep - look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"embalm - preserve a dead bodyplastinate - preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes; "The doctor plastinates bodies to teach anatomy to his students"hold the line - hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
	3.	maintain - 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"sustain, keeppatronage - support by being a patron ofreseed - maintain by seeding without human intervention; "Some plants reseed themselves indefinitely"have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"carry - keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years"
	4.	maintain - state categorically assert, asseverateinsist, take a firm stand - be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"allege, aver, say - report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"predicate, proclaim - affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
	5.	maintain - have and exercise; "wield power and authority"wield, exerthave, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
	6.	maintain - maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"keephave, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"
	7.	maintain - maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"keeprecord, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form
	8.	maintain - state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"defendvindicate - maintain, uphold, or defend; "vindicate the rights of the citizens"affirm - say yes to
	9.	maintain - support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"upholdvindicate, justify - show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim"reassert, confirm - strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"
	10.	maintain - stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"keep, observe

maintain

verb1. continue, retain, preserve, sustain, carry on, keep, keep up, prolong, uphold, nurture, conserve, perpetuate You should always maintain your friendships.
continue end, finish, drop, give up, conclude, suspend, abolish, terminate, break off, relinquish, discontinue2. assert, state, hold, claim, insist, declare, allege, contend, affirm, profess, avow, aver, asseverate Prosecutors maintain that no deal was made.
assert disavow3. look after, care for, take care of, finance, conserve, keep in good condition The house costs a fortune to maintain.4. support, look after, keep, finance, feed, sustain, take care of, provide for, nurture, nourish the basic costs of maintaining a child

maintain

verb1. To persevere in some condition, action, or belief:keep, retain, stay with.2. To keep in a condition of good repair, efficiency, or use:keep up, preserve, sustain.3. To supply with the necessities of life:keep, provide for, support.Idiom: take care of.4. To support against arguments, attack, or criticism:apologize, defend, justify, vindicate.Idioms: speak up for, stand up for, stick up for.5. To put into words positively and with conviction:affirm, allege, argue, assert, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, hold, say, state.Idiom: have it.

Translations

供养保持坚持维护维持

maintain

(meinˈtein) verb1. to continue. How long can you maintain this silence? 保持 保持2. to keep in good condition. He maintains his car very well. 維護 维护3. to pay the expenses of. How can you maintain a wife and three children on your small salary? 撫養 供养4. to continue to argue or believe (that). I maintain that the theory is true. 堅持 坚持ˈmaintenance (-tənəns) noun1. the process of keeping something in good condition. car maintenance. 保養 保养2. the act of maintaining (a point of view etc). 堅持 坚持

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