maintain
/meɪnˈteɪn/ verbo B1En español: mantener, manutener, sostener
- To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). · maintain contact· maintain order
- To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert.
- To keep in good condition and working order.
- 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. · No matter what, you gotta maintain.
He/she/it maintains · Pasado maintained · Participio pasado maintained · Forma en -ing maintaining
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“Yes,” motioned the latter, with a firmness which seemed to declare that with the help of Valentine and his old servant, who both knew what his wishes were, he was quite prepared to maintain the contest.
I therefore maintain, in spite of Morcerf, that not only is the count the object of interest at this present moment, but also that he will continue to be so for a month longer if he pleases to exhibit an eccentricity of conduct which, after all, may be his ordinary mode of existence.”
But I tell you what, Miss Lizzy, if you take it into your head to go on refusing every offer of marriage in this way, you will never get a husband at all--and I am sure I do not know who is to maintain you when your father is dead.
The visitor was about fifty-two years of age, dressed in one of the green surtouts, ornamented with black frogs, which have so long maintained their popularity all over Europe.
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