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Definition of to maintain in English English dictionary: To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert; To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action
he wente oute of hys ermytaige for to maynteyne his nevew ayenste the myghty erle.; To keep up; to preserve (a state, condition etc.); to hold or preserve in any particular state or condition; {f} keep in existence, sustain; keep in good condition, preserve; support, provide for; affirm, declare, assert; {v} to preserve, keep, support, uphold; To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish; keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"; If you maintain a road, building, vehicle, or machine, you keep it in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary. The house costs a fortune to maintain The cars are getting older and less well-maintained. = look after; If you maintain something, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker. The Department maintains many close contacts with the chemical industry; If you say that someone maintains that something is true, you mean that they have stated their opinion strongly but not everyone agrees with them or believes them. He has maintained that the money was donated for international purposes `Not all feminism has to be like this,' Jo maintains He had always maintained his innocence. = claim; To keep up; to preserve; To carry on, continue, or keep displaying a behavior Back to Previous Page; maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"; To continually test, debug, and modify a program so as to fix bugs and otherwise ensure that it continues to work reliably (e g , in the face of changes to its environment, to its requirements, or to the underlying system); If you maintain someone, you provide them with money and other things that they need. the basic costs of maintaining a child. = provide for, support; (it's fine as it is); keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e g , "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"; support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"; To affirm; to support or defend by argument; state categorically; To declare or affirm a point of view to be true; To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed; maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"; state or assert; "He maintained his innocence; observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"; To take care of, or regularly update, a WWW site; If you maintain something at a particular rate or level, you keep it at that rate or level. The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level; state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"; supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"; To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail; of power or authority; To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation