maintain

Meanings

• Verb

  Preserve in an unchanged or working condition. Keep in order or repair.

  - "He maintains the garden every week."
  - "The company maintains a fleet of trucks."
  - "She maintains her car by regularly oiling it."

• Verb

  Support or keep alive. Provide for the needs of.

  - "The family maintains a large household."
  - "The teacher maintains the morale of her students."
  - "The government maintains social programs."

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Pronunciation

1. /meɪnˈteɪn/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1749889"

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Antonyms

abandon

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with maintain
chains , rains , gains , pains , plains , stains

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Variants

List of all variants of maintain that leads to same result
maintain , maintainabilities , maintainability , maintainable , maintained , maintainer , maintainers , maintaining , maintains , maintain life , maintain her composure , maintain her cool , maintain his composure , maintain his cool , maintain one's composure , maintain one's cool , maintain one's cool/composure , maintain their composure , maintain their cool , maintained her composure , maintained her cool , maintained his composure , maintained his cool , maintained one's composure , maintained one's cool , maintained one's cool/composure , maintained their composure , maintained their cool , maintaining her composure , maintaining her cool , maintaining his composure , maintaining his cool , maintaining one's composure , maintaining one's cool , maintaining one's cool/composure , maintaining their composure , maintaining their cool , maintains her composure , maintains her cool , maintains his composure , maintains his cool , maintains one's composure , maintains one's cool , maintains one's cool/composure , maintain the status quo , the status quo

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Forms

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maintains, maintained, maintaining

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Etymology

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From Old French tenir, meaning 'to hold, to keep'. Related to maintenir, meaning 'to keep, to support'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'maintain' is derived from the Old French word tenir, which means 'to hold' or 'to keep'.

2. The word 'maintain' is used over 1,000 times in the Bible.

3. In the Middle Ages, a 'maintainer' was a knight who provided military support to a lord in exchange for land and other benefits.

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Related Concepts

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1. Maintenance: The process of preserving, repairing, and keeping in working order a system, structure, or asset.

2. Sustain: To keep alive or in existence; to support or keep going. Synonym of maintain.

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Culture

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The term 'maintain' has been used extensively in literature and art to describe the preservation of various aspects of culture and history. For example, in the novel 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley, the term is used to describe the societal norm of keeping citizens content and compliant through the use of conditioning and distractions.

How to Memorize "maintain"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a mechanic working on a car, repairing and maintaining it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'maintain' with the image of a well-kept garden or a well-oiled machine.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Maintain a Mechanic's Mindset' to remember the meaning of the word.

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