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well-maintained

well-main·tain
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wel meyn-teyn]
    • /wɛl meɪnˈteɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wel meyn-teyn]
    • /wɛl meɪnˈteɪn/

Definitions of well-maintained word

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

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Well-maintained

well-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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for well-maintained

adjective well-maintained

  • conserved — Simple past tense and past participle of conserve.
Just one Synonym for well-maintained

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