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Word: Maintain
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘practise an action habitually’): from Old French maintenir, from Latin manu tenere ‘hold in the hand’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
meɪnˈteɪn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
mənˈteɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue
Short Definition:preserve
Examples:- the need to maintain close links between industry and schools
Definition:
provide with necessities for life or existence
Short Definition:provide with support
Examples:- the allowance covers the basic costs of maintaining a child
Definition:
state something strongly to be the case; assert
Short Definition:assert
Examples:- he has always maintained his innocence
- he had persistently maintained that he would not stand against his old friend
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