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Grammar : Verb
Spell : meyn-teyn
Phonetic Transcription : meɪnˈteɪn



Definition of maintaining

Origin :
  • mid-13c., "to practice habitually," from Anglo-French meintenir (Old French maintenir, 12c.) "keep (a wife), sustain; persevere in, practice continually," from Latin manu tenere "hold in the hand," from manu, ablative of manus "hand" (see manual) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Meaning "to carry on, keep up" is from mid-14c.; that of "to keep oneself, to support" is from late 14c. Sense of "to defend in speech" is from mid-14c. Related: Maintained; maintaining; maintains.
  • verb care for, keep up
  • verb assert, claim; argue for
Example sentences :
  • She was maintaining that calm level of submission to fate which had been her lifelong habit.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • In an instant I was at her side, bowing but maintaining silence.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • But all this does59 not prevent us from maintaining our hypothesis.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Study of History » by Charles V. Langlois
  • To what, then, must we look for the reason of maintaining so strange an institution?
  • Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever
  • In this way I should escape the forfeiture of my credit, and the risk of maintaining it.
  • Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
  • There probably was no idea of maintaining a secret on the subject.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • “It was an accidental intrusion,” returned Sinclair, maintaining his irony.
  • Extract from : « Whispering Smith » by Frank H. Spearman
  • Step sideward, right, maintaining the weight equally to both feet .
  • Extract from : « Dramatized Rhythm Plays » by John N. Richards
  • With a strong effort, she succeeded in maintaining her self-control.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Shoemaker » by J. W. Keyworth
  • Hence, their policy was that of maintaining silence about the whole matter.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 » by Various

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