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Detailed Synonyms for maintain in English

maintain:

to maintain verbe (maintains, maintained, maintaining)

  1. to maintain
    to maintain; to keep up; to provide for; to support
    • maintain verbe (maintains, maintained, maintaining)
    • keep up verbe (keeps up, kept up, keeping up)
    • provide for verbe (provides for, provided for, providing for)
    • support verbe (supports, supported, supporting)
  2. to maintain
    to maintain; to preserve; to uphold; to stand firm; to hold; to hang on; to stand by
    • maintain verbe (maintains, maintained, maintaining)
    • preserve verbe (preserves, preserved, preserving)
    • uphold verbe (upholds, upheld, upholding)
    • stand firm verbe (stands firm, stood firm, standing firm)
    • hold verbe (holds, held, holding)
    • hang on verbe (hangs on, hung on, hanging on)
    • stand by verbe (stands by, stood by, standing by)
  3. to maintain
    to maintain; to support; aid someone financially; to provide for; back someone
  4. to maintain
    to maintain; to preserve; to protect; to keep up; to save
    • maintain verbe (maintains, maintained, maintaining)
    • preserve verbe (preserves, preserved, preserving)
    • protect verbe (protects, protected, protecting)
    • keep up verbe (keeps up, kept up, keeping up)
    • save verbe (saves, saved, saving)
  5. to maintain
    stay attached; to stick; to maintain; hold on; to hang in
  6. to maintain
    – stick to correctly or closely 1
    to maintain; to keep; to observe
    – stick to correctly or closely 1
    • maintain verbe (maintains, maintained, maintaining)
    • keep verbe (keeps, kept, keeping)
      • The pianist kept time with the metronome1
      • keep count1
      • I cannot keep track of all my employees1
    • observe verbe (observes, observed, observing)
  7. to maintain
    – support against an opponent 1
    to maintain; to uphold
    – support against an opponent 1
    • maintain verbe (maintains, maintained, maintaining)
    • uphold verbe (upholds, upheld, upholding)
      • The appellate court upheld the verdict1
  8. to maintain
    – state categorically 1
    to maintain; to assert; asseverate
    – state categorically 1
  9. to maintain
    – state or assert 1
    to maintain; to defend
    – state or assert 1
    • maintain verbe (maintains, maintained, maintaining)
      • He maintained his innocence1
    • defend verbe (defends, defended, defending)
  10. to maintain
    – maintain by writing regular records 1
    to maintain; to keep
    – maintain by writing regular records 1
    • maintain verbe (maintains, maintained, maintaining)
      • maintain a record1
    • keep verbe (keeps, kept, keeping)
      • keep a diary1
      • keep notes1
  11. to maintain
    – supply with necessities and support 1
    to sustain; to maintain; to keep
    – supply with necessities and support 1
    • sustain verbe (sustains, sustained, sustaining)
      • She alone sustained her family1
      • The money will sustain our good cause1
    • maintain verbe (maintains, maintained, maintaining)
    • keep verbe (keeps, kept, keeping)
      • There's little to earn and many to keep1
  12. to maintain
    – maintain for use and service 1
    to maintain; to keep
    – maintain for use and service 1
    • maintain verbe (maintains, maintained, maintaining)
    • keep verbe (keeps, kept, keeping)
      • I keep a car in the countryside1
      • She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips1
  13. to maintain
    – have and exercise 1
    to maintain; to exert; wield
    – have and exercise 1
    • maintain verbe (maintains, maintained, maintaining)
    • exert verbe (exerts, exerted, exerting)
    • wield verbe
      • wield power and authority1
  14. to maintain
    – keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction 1
    to maintain; to preserve; conserve; to keep up
    – keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction 1
    • maintain verbe (maintains, maintained, maintaining)
    • preserve verbe (preserves, preserved, preserving)
      • We preserve these archeological findings1
    • conserve verbe
      • children must be taught to conserve our national heritage1
      • The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts1
    • keep up verbe (keeps up, kept up, keeping up)
      • The old lady could not keep up the building1
  15. to maintain
    – keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., 1
    to maintain; to hold; to keep
    – keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., 1
    • maintain verbe (maintains, maintained, maintaining)
    • hold verbe (holds, held, holding)
      • hold in place1
      • She always held herself as a lady1
    • keep verbe (keeps, kept, keeping)
      • keep clean1
      • The students keep me on my toes1

Conjugations for maintain:

present
  1. maintain
  2. maintain
  3. maintains
  4. maintain
  5. maintain
  6. maintain
simple past
  1. maintained
  2. maintained
  3. maintained
  4. maintained
  5. maintained
  6. maintained
present perfect
  1. have maintained
  2. have maintained
  3. has maintained
  4. have maintained
  5. have maintained
  6. have maintained
past continuous
  1. was maintaining
  2. were maintaining
  3. was maintaining
  4. were maintaining
  5. were maintaining
  6. were maintaining
future
  1. shall maintain
  2. will maintain
  3. will maintain
  4. shall maintain
  5. will maintain
  6. will maintain
continuous present
  1. am maintaining
  2. are maintaining
  3. is maintaining
  4. are maintaining
  5. are maintaining
  6. are maintaining
subjunctive
  1. be maintained
  2. be maintained
  3. be maintained
  4. be maintained
  5. be maintained
  6. be maintained
diverse
  1. maintain!
  2. let's maintain!
  3. maintained
  4. maintaining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "maintain":

  1. stick to correctly or closely1
  2. support against an opponent1
  3. state categorically1
  4. state or assert1
    • He maintained his innocence1
  5. maintain by writing regular records1
    • maintain a record1
  6. supply with necessities and support1
  7. maintain for use and service1
  8. have and exercise1
  9. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction1
  10. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,1

Related Synonyms for maintain