maintain

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English mayntenen, from Old French maintenir, from Late Latin manūteneō, manūtenēre (“I support”), from Latin manū (“with/in/by the hand”, ablative of manus) + tenēre (“to hold”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meɪnˈteɪn/, /mənˈteɪn/ Rhymes: -eɪn === Verb === maintain (third-person singular simple present maintains, present participle maintaining, simple past and past participle maintained) To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.] To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert. [from 15th c.] To keep in good condition and working order. (obsolete, transitive) To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. [14th–19th c.] (African-American Vernacular, slang, intransitive) To keep composed; to keep one's head up; to stay confident, strong, self-assured; to avoid being a victim; to keep oneself from falling apart. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “to keep up”): abandon ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === amanitin