HyperDic: maintain

English > 10 senses of the word *maintain*:
VERB	stative	maintain, keep, hold	keep in a certain state, position, or activity
	possession	maintain, conserve, preserve, keep up	keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
	consumption	maintain, sustain, keep	supply with necessities and support
	communication	maintain, assert, asseverate	state categorically
	possession	maintain, wield, exert	have and exercise
	possession	maintain, keep	maintain for use and service
	communication	maintain, keep	maintain by writing regular records / records
	communication	maintain, defend	state or assert
	communication	maintain, uphold	support against an opponent
	cognition	maintain, observe, keep	stick to correctly or closely

maintain > pronunciation
Sounds	meyntey'n
Rhymes	abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn...

English > *maintain*: 10 senses > verb 1, stative
Meaning	Keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean".
Pattern	Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	keep, hold
Narrower	conserve	Keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change
	continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve	Keep or maintain in unaltered condition
	distance	Keep at a distance / distance
	hold over	Keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
	housekeep	Maintain a household
	preserve	Keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing / fishing
	pressurize, pressurise	Maintain a certain pressure
Spanish	conservar, mantener, sostener
Catalan	conservar, mantenir
Adjectives	maintainable	capable of being maintained
Nouns	maintainer	someone who upholds or maintains

English > *maintain*: 10 senses > verb 2, possession
Meaning	Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	conserve, preserve, keep up
Narrower	embalm	preserve a dead body
	hold the line	hold the line on prices
	plastinate	preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes
Broader	keep	look after
Spanish	conservar, llevar, mantener, preservar
Catalan	conservar, preservar
Nouns	maintenance	activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

English > *maintain*: 10 senses > verb 3, consumption
Meaning	Supply with necessities and support.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	sustain, keep
Narrower	carry	Keep up with financial support
	patronage	support by being a patron of
	reseed	Maintain by seeding without human intervention
Broader	have, have got, hold	Have or possess / possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
Spanish	conservar, guardar, mantener, quedar, sostener
Catalan	conservar, guardar, mantenir, quedar, sostenir
Nouns	maintenance	the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
Nouns	maintenance	means of maintenance of a family or group

English > *maintain*: 10 senses > verb 4, communication
Meaning	state categorically.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Model	They maintain that there was a traffic accident
Synonyms	assert, asseverate
Narrower	allege, aver, say	Report or maintain
Narrower	predicate, proclaim	affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
Broader	insist, take a firm stand	Be emphatic or resolute and refuse / refuse to budge
Spanish	afirmar, aseverar, conservar, mantener, sostener
Catalan	afirmar, asseverar, conservar

English > *maintain*: 10 senses > verb 5, possession
Meaning	Have and exercise.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	wield, exert
Broader	have, have got, hold	Have or possess / possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
Spanish	desempeñar, ejercer
Catalan	exercir

English > *maintain*: 10 senses > verb 6, possession
Meaning	Maintain for use and service.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	keep
Broader	have, have got, hold	Have or possess / possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
Spanish	conservar, guardar, quedar
Catalan	conservar, guardar, mantenir, quedar

English > *maintain*: 10 senses > verb 7, communication
Meaning	Maintain by writing regular records / records.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"maintain a record"
Synonym	keep
Broader	record, enter, put down	make a record of
Spanish	escribir

English > *maintain*: 10 senses > verb 8, communication
Meaning	state or assert.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"He maintained his innocence"
Synonym	defend
Narrower	vindicate	Maintain, uphold, or defend
Broader	affirm	say yes to
Spanish	conservar, defender, mantener
Catalan	conservar

English > *maintain*: 10 senses > verb 9, communication
Meaning	support against an opponent.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	uphold
Narrower	justify, vindicate	show to be right by providing justification or proof
Broader	confirm, reassert	strengthen or make more firm
Spanish	mantener

English > *maintain*: 10 senses > verb 10, cognition
Meaning	Stick to correctly or closely.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	observe, keep
Spanish	observar
Catalan	observar

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