Definizione monolingua

maintain

maintain (third-person singular simple present maintains, present participle maintaining, simple past and past participle maintained)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. [14th-19th c.]
   • 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XV:

     he wente oute of hys ermytaige for to maynteyne his nevew ayenste the myghty erle.

2. To keep up; to preserve (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.]
   • 2011 November 5, Phil Dawkes, “QPR 2 - 3 Man City”, BBC Sport:

     Mancinis men were far from their best but dug in to earn a 10th win in 11 league games and an eighth successive victory in all competitions to maintain their five-point lead at the top of the table.

3. To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert. [from 15th c.]

Definizione dizionario maintain

	mantenere
	to keep up

conservare

continuare

tenere

accelerare

affermare

appoggiare

asserire

assicurare

curare

difendere

durare

fermarsi

fiancheggiare

fondare

guarire

insistere

ottengo

poggiare

premere

prendere a cuore

puntellare

rimanere

serrare

sostenere

sostentare

stringere

Altri significati:

support (e.g. family)

To keep up; to preserve (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.]

To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert. [from 15th c.]

keep well (food)

(obsolete, transitive) To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. [14th-19th c.]

to declare or affirm a point of view to be true