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MAINTAIN Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of MAINTAIN is to keep in an existing state (as of repair, efficiency, or validity) : preserve from failure or decline. How to use maintain in a sentence.
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MAINTAIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
MAINTAIN definition: 1. to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less: 2. to keep a road…. Learn more.
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MAINTAIN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Maintain, assert, aver, allege, hold, state all mean to express an opinion, judgment, or position. Maintain carries the implications of both firmness and persistence in declaring or supporting a conviction: She maintained her client's innocence even in the face of damaging evidence.
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Maintain - definition of maintain by The Free Dictionary
1. to keep in existence or continuance; preserve. 2. to keep in due condition, operation, or force. 4. to affirm; assert; declare. 5. to support in speech or argument. 6. to keep or hold against attack. 7. to provide for the upkeep or support of. main•tain′a•ble, adj. main•tain′er, n.
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MAINTAIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
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. [VERB that] Prosecutors maintain no deal was made. [VERB that]
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Definition of maintain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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maintain - WordReference.com Dictionary of English
Maintain, assert, aver, allege, hold, state all mean to express an opinion, judgment, or position. Maintain carries the implications of both firmness and persistence in declaring or supporting a conviction: She maintained her client's innocence even in the face of damaging evidence.
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maintain, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
maintain, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
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Maintain Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
MAINTAIN meaning: 1 : to cause (something) to exist or continue without changing; 2 : to keep (something) in good condition by making repairs, correcting problems, etc.
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MAINTAIN Synonyms: 137 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Some common synonyms of maintain are assert, defend, justify, and vindicate. While all these words mean "to uphold as true, right, just, or reasonable," maintain stresses firmness of conviction.