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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
maintain/meɪnˈteɪn/
▶verb
- 1 cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue.
■ keep at the same level or rate.
- 2 keep (a building, machine, etc.) in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly.
- 3 provide with necessities for life or existence.
■ archaic give one's support to; uphold.
- 4 assert something to be the case.
– derivatives
maintainability noun,
maintainable adjective,
maintainer noun.
maintainability noun,
maintainable adjective,
maintainer noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. maintenir, from L. manu tenere ‘hold in the hand’.
'maintain' also found in these Oxford entries:
alternative
- appearance
- ball
- bank
- basal metabolic rate
- boil
- cartel
- clamp
- conserve
- constitutional
- cool
- countenance
- critical mass
- cruise control
- cultivate
- culture
- disown
- distance
- divide
- entertain
- equilibrate
- fastness
- food
- gravity feed
- gym
- gyroscope
- hold
- keeper
- lengthman
- living wage
- lock-keeper
- manage
- metabolism
- militarism
- monitor
- opinion
- pair
- police
- practise
- preserve
- pressurize
- rank
- regulate
- roadie
- roadman
- run
- security blanket
- self-tailing
- stent
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and highly (skilled) workers are needed to maintain and repair the equipment.
continue to maintain as a crucial player role in this industry worldwide.
Intransitive synonym of "maintain"
keep / maintain / hold correspondence with someone
keep, maintain, stay
keep/maintain
maintain
Maintain
maintain a family / support a family?
maintain a growth rate of
maintain a structure
maintain an action
maintain an intimate setting and foster dialogue
maintain computers - computer administrator
maintain equilibrium/balance
maintain excelent form and technique and peak physical conditions
maintain or keep something nicely
maintain or maintaining
Maintain same lifestyle
maintain the mandate?
maintain ther composure and centeredness
maintenance/maintain
Testimonials are not ... edited to maintain their integrity. [word order?]
The course is {intended/designed} for those who {maintain/grasp} an excellent command of English.
The need for ships to maintain efficiency through
To maintain
to maintain an address
to maintain an erect posture...
To maintain file of...
more...
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