İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. BAKMAK, MUHAFAZA ETMEK, DEVAM ETTİRMEK, İDAME ETTİRMEK:Malzemeyi bozulmaktan, çürümekten ve aşınmaktan korumak amacıyla, sistemli şekilde koruma ve bakım tedbirleri almak.
2. sürdürmek, sürekliliğini sağlamak; korumak, muhafaza etmek; iddia etmek; bakımını sağlamak. f.
3. sürdürmek, devam ettirmek.
4. korumak: maintain one´s reputation şöhretini korumak, adını bozmamak.
5. beslemek, bakmak, geçindirmek: maintain a family aile geçindirmek.
6. mak. bakımını sağlamak.
7. iddia etmek: maintain that it is so böyledir diye iddia etmek. paraca desteklemek, geçindirmek, bakmak; sürdürmek, devam ettirmek; bakimli tutmak, iyi halde tutmak, korumak, bakmak, bakimini yapmak; savunmak, savlamak, iddia etmek. koru. koru. f.
8. beslemek, bakmak, geçindirmek:. sürdürmek, bakım yapmak. koru. sürdürmek, sağlamak, bakmak, geçindirmek, korumak. bakmak, muhafaza etmek, devam ettirmek, idame ettirmek:malzemeyi bozulmaktan, çürümekten ve aşınmaktan korumak amacıyla, sistemli şekilde koruma ve bakım tedbirleri almak.
9. geçindirmek, bakmak, sağlamak, sürdürmek, korumak.
10. paraca desteklemek. geçindirmek. bakmak. sürdürmek. devam ettirmek. iyi halde tutmak. korumak. bakımını yapmak. savunmak. savlamak. iddia etmek.
11. sürdürmek. korumak. muhafaza etmek. bakmak. beslemek. bakımını sağlamak. maişetini temin etmek. geçimini sağlamak. ileri sürmek. iddia etmek. teyit etmek. müdafaa.
12. koru.

Etymology : Middle English mainteinen, from Old French maintenir, from Medieval Latin manutenEre, from Latin manu tenEre to hold in the hand
Pronunciation : mAn-tAn, m&n-
Function : transitive verb
Date : 14th century

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1. keep in existence, sustain; keep in good condition, preserve; support, provide for; affirm, declare, assert. maintain\main*tain\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. maintained ; p. pr. & vb. n. maintaining.] [oe. maintenen, f. maintenir, properly, to hold by the hand; main hand (l. manus) + f. tenir to hold (l. tenere). see: manual, and tenable.].
2. to hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation.
3. to keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish. god values every one as he maintains his post.
4. to continue; not to suffer to cease or fail. maintain talk with the duke.
5. to bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed. glad, by his labor, to maintain his life. what maintains one vice would bring up two children.
6. to affirm; to support or defend by argument. it is hard to maintain the truth, but much harder to be maintained by it.
7. To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation.
8. To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish.
9. To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail.
10. To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed.
11. To affirm; to support or defend by argument. state or assert; "He maintained his innocence".
12. 1. If you maintain something, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker. The Department maintains many close contacts with the chemical industry.
13. If you say that someone maintains that something is true, you mean that they have stated their opinion strongly but not everyone agrees with them or believes them. He has maintained that the money was donated for international purposes `Not all feminism has to be like this,' Jo maintains He had always maintained his innocence. = claim.
14. If you maintain something at a particular rate or level, you keep it at that rate or level. The government was right to maintain interest rates at a high level.
15. If you maintain a road, building, vehicle, or machine, you keep it in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary. The house costs a fortune to maintain The cars are getting older and less well-maintained. = look after.
16. If you maintain someone, you provide them with money and other things that they need. the basic costs of maintaining a child. = provide for, support.