Maintain

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.3 See also

English

Etymology

Old English maintenen from French maintenir, from Latin manus tenere (hand hold).

Verb

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

1. To keep up; to preserve.

See also

• maintainer
• maintenance

fr:maintain io:maintain it:maintain hu:maintain fi:maintain