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maintain

/meɪnˈteɪn/verb2 syllables

Maintain means: keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction.

Synonyms for maintain14

verb, as in keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

conserve, preserve, keep up

verb, as in cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity

keep, hold

verb, as in supply with necessities and support

sustain, keep

verb, as in state categorically

assert, asseverate

verb, as in have and exercise

wield, exert

verb, as in stick to correctly or closely

observe, keep

verb, as in maintain for use and service

keep

verb, as in maintain by writing regular records

keep

verb, as in state or assert

defend

verb, as in support against an opponent

uphold

also used for maintain

subsist

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What does maintain mean?10

verb

1

keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction“We preserve these archeological findings”

2

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity“hold in place”

3

supply with necessities and support“She alone sustained her family”

4

state categorically

5

have and exercise“wield power and authority”

6

stick to correctly or closely“The pianist kept time with the metronome”

7

maintain for use and service“I keep a car in the countryside”

8

maintain by writing regular records“keep a diary”

9

state or assert“He maintained his innocence”

10

support against an opponent“The appellate court upheld the verdict”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with maintain?60

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All 60 rhymes for maintain, grouped by syllable

Maintain in a sentence

  • As long as we can maintain an army, we have a homeland.Cabo
  • He tried to maintain a calm expression, but his shaking hands betrayed him.AlanF_US
  • Narcissists use triangulation, pitting people against each other, to maintain control and create division.Amastan
  • I've asked you a hundred times to maintain the pool, but it's always neglected.Amastan
  • When chickens pancake-shape maintain, the tractor must have won again.Hans_Adler
  • To maintain a friendship, there must be mutual affection.aka_aj
  • Despite the fact times changed, he maintains his revolutionary ideas.JLGQ_
  • Sami still maintains his innocence, as does his family.OsoHombre

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Forms of maintain

as a verb

past tense
maintained
present participle
maintaining
third-person singular
maintains
past participle
maintained