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Verb maintain has 10 senses
- keep, maintain, hold - 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"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up - 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"
--2 is one way to keep
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- sustain, keep, maintain - 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"
--3 is one way to have, have got, hold
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- assert, asseverate, maintain - state categorically
--4 is one way to insist, take a firm stand
Sample sentence:
They maintain that there was a traffic accident
- wield, exert, maintain - of power or authority
--5 is one way to have, have got, hold
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Somebody ----s something
- keep, maintain - maintain for use and service; "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
--6 is one way to have, have got, hold
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Somebody ----s something
- keep, maintain - maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"
--7 is one way to record, enter, put down
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Somebody ----s something
- maintain, defend - state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"
--8 is one way to affirm
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- uphold, maintain - support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"
--9 is one way to confirm, reassert
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Somebody ----s something
- observe, keep, maintain - observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
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Somebody ----s something
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