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maintained

main·tain
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [meyn-teyn]
    • /meɪnˈteɪn/
    • /meɪnˈteɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [meyn-teyn]
    • /meɪnˈteɪn/

Definitions of maintained word

  • verb with object maintained to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries. 1
  • verb with object maintained to keep in an appropriate condition, operation, or force; keep unimpaired: to maintain order; to maintain public highways. 1
  • verb with object maintained to keep in a specified state, position, etc.: to maintain a correct posture; to maintain good health. 1
  • verb with object maintained to affirm; assert; declare: He maintained that the country was going downhill. 1
  • verb with object maintained to support in speech or argument, as a statement or proposition. 1
  • verb with object maintained to keep or hold against attack: to maintain one's ground. 1

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Origin of maintained

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English mainteinen < Old French maintenir ≪ Medieval Latin manūtenēre, Latin manū tenēre literally, to hold in hand, equivalent to manū, ablative of manus hand (see manual) + tenēre to hold (see tenet)

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Parts of speech for Maintained

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

maintained popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

maintained usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for maintained

adjective maintained

  • safe — secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place.
  • upheld — simple past tense and past participle of uphold.
  • unmolested — to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
  • sustained — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
  • safe and sound — unharmed and well

Antonyms for maintained

adjective maintained

  • abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
  • altered — to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course.
  • refitted — to fit, prepare, or equip again.
  • on the rocks — a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
  • cast away — to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.

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