maintain **** main·tain vt

maintain **** main·tain vt
[meɪn'teɪn]
1) (keep up: gen) mantenere, (attack) continuare, (lead in race) mantenere, conservare

if the improvement is maintained — se il miglioramento continua

teachers try hard to maintain standards — gli insegnanti ce la mettono tutta per mantenere un certo livello scolastico

2) (support: family, army) mantenere
3) (keep in good condition) mantenere in buono stato
4)

(claim) to maintain that ... — sostenere che...

she had always maintained her innocence — aveva sempre sostenuto la propria innocenza


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  • main|tain´er — main|tain «mayn TAYN», transitive verb. 1. to keep; keep up; carry on: »to maintain a business, to maintain one s health. One must maintain a footing in a tug of war. Policemen assist in maintaining order. Maintain your hold. SYNONYM(S): continue …   Useful english dictionary

  • main|tain´a|ble — main|tain «mayn TAYN», transitive verb. 1. to keep; keep up; carry on: »to maintain a business, to maintain one s health. One must maintain a footing in a tug of war. Policemen assist in maintaining order. Maintain your hold. SYNONYM(S): continue …   Useful english dictionary

  • main|tain — «mayn TAYN», transitive verb. 1. to keep; keep up; carry on: »to maintain a business, to maintain one s health. One must maintain a footing in a tug of war. Policemen assist in maintaining order. Maintain your hold. SYNONYM(S): continue, preserve …   Useful english dictionary

  • Maintain — Main*tain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maintained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maintaining}.] [OE. maintenen, F. maintenir, properly, to hold by the hand; main hand (L. manus) + F. tenir to hold (L. tenere). See {Manual}, and Tenable.] 1. To hold or keep in any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • maintain — main‧tain [meɪnˈteɪn, mən ] verb [transitive] 1. to make something continue in the same way or at the same high standard as before: • It is impossible to maintain exports at past levels. • To maintain sales growth, the company plans to unveil a… …   Financial and business terms

  • maintain — main•tain [[t]meɪnˈteɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to keep in existence or continuance; preserve 2) to keep in due condition, operation, or force 3) to keep in a specified state, position, etc 4) to affirm; assert; declare 5) to support in speech or argument… …   From formal English to slang

  • maintain — main|tain W2S3 [meınˈteın, mən ] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make something continue)¦ 2¦(level/rate)¦ 3¦(say)¦ 4¦(look after something)¦ 5¦(provide money/food)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: maintenir, from Latin manu tenere to hold in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • maintain — main|tain [ meın teın ] verb *** ▸ 1 keep something the same ▸ 2 keep in good condition ▸ 3 keep saying something ▸ 4 provide money etc. ▸ 5 not get angry 1. ) transitive to make something stay the same: KEEP: Maintaining your current weight… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • Maintained — Maintain Main*tain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maintained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maintaining}.] [OE. maintenen, F. maintenir, properly, to hold by the hand; main hand (L. manus) + F. tenir to hold (L. tenere). See {Manual}, and Tenable.] 1. To hold or keep …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Maintaining — Maintain Main*tain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maintained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maintaining}.] [OE. maintenen, F. maintenir, properly, to hold by the hand; main hand (L. manus) + F. tenir to hold (L. tenere). See {Manual}, and Tenable.] 1. To hold or keep …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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