maintain
To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
Verb 3 meanings
To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
“maintain contact”
To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert.
To keep in good condition and working order.
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”).
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MAINTAIN at a glance
MAINTAIN has 8 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1 + T 1 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,205 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with maintain
All rhymesKeep going
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