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1 maintain
[mein'tein]1) (to continue: How long can you maintain this silence?) paturēt; saglabāt2) (to keep in good condition: He maintains his car very well.) ekspluatēt; apkopt3) (to pay the expenses of: How can you maintain a wife and three children on your small salary?) uzturēt4) (to continue to argue or believe (that): I maintain that the theory is true.) apgalvot•* * *saglabāt, paturēt; uzturēt; apgalvot; aizstāvēt; ekspluatēt, apkalpot -
2 contend
[kən'tend]1) ((usually with with) to struggle against.) cīnīties2) ((with that) to say or maintain (that).) strīdēties; apgalvot•- contention
- contentious* * *cīnīties; sacensties; strīdēties; apgalvot
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maintain — main‧tain [meɪnˈteɪn, mən ] verb [transitive] 1. to make something continue in the same way or at the same high standard as before: • It is impossible to maintain exports at past levels. • To maintain sales growth, the company plans to unveil a… … Financial and business terms
maintain — 01. Tian Hsu works hard to [maintain] close friendships with the students she studied with in London. 02. The roads haven t been properly [maintained], and now are full of cracks and potholes. 03. The President always [maintained] that he didn t… … Grammatical examples in English
maintain */*/*/ — UK [meɪnˈteɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms maintain : present tense I/you/we/they maintain he/she/it maintains present participle maintaining past tense maintained past participle maintained 1) to make something stay the same Maintaining… … English dictionary
maintain — main|tain W2S3 [meınˈteın, mən ] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make something continue)¦ 2¦(level/rate)¦ 3¦(say)¦ 4¦(look after something)¦ 5¦(provide money/food)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: maintenir, from Latin manu tenere to hold in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
maintain — verb (T) 1 MAKE STH CONTINUE to make something continue in the same way or at the same high standard as before: Britain wants to maintain its position as a world power. | our commitment to maintaining a high quality service 2 LEVEL/RATE to make a … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
maintain — main|tain [ meın teın ] verb *** ▸ 1 keep something the same ▸ 2 keep in good condition ▸ 3 keep saying something ▸ 4 provide money etc. ▸ 5 not get angry 1. ) transitive to make something stay the same: KEEP: Maintaining your current weight… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
maintain — /meɪnˈteɪn / (say mayn tayn), /mən / (say muhn ) verb (t) 1. to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with New Zealand. 2. to keep in due condition, operation, or force; keep unimpaired: to maintain order; …
That is to say — Say Say, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Said} (s[e^]d), contracted from sayed; p. pr. & vb. n. {Saying}.] [OE. seggen, seyen, siggen, sayen, sayn, AS. secgan; akin to OS. seggian, D. zeggen, LG. seggen, OHG. sag[=e]n, G. sagen, Icel. segja, Sw. s[ a]ga,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maintain — maintain, assert, defend, vindicate, justify are comparable when they mean to uphold as true, right, just, valid, or worthy of notice or acceptance in the face of opposition or indifference. Maintain implies a firmness of conviction. When this… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Maintain (Software) — Maintain is a tool used for managing DHCP and DNS. It was developed at the Open Source Lab at Oregon State University. [ [http://maintainproject.osuosl.org Maintain] ] There is also a [http://maintaindemo.osuosl.org/login.php? demonstration] that … Wikipedia
maintain capital intact — (economics) To make good that part of a company s or country s capital goods consumed in production • • • Main Entry: ↑maintain … Useful english dictionary