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Maintain, assert, aver, allege, hold, state all mean to express an opinion, judgment, or position. Maintain carries the implications of both firmness and persistence in declaring or supporting a conviction: She
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Maintain, assert, aver, allege, hold, state all mean to express an opinion, judgment, or position. Maintain carries the implications of both firmness and persistence in declaring or supporting a conviction: She
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The meaning of MAINTAIN is to keep in an existing state (as of repair, efficiency, or validity) : preserve from failure or decline. How to use maintain in a sentence.
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Define maintain. maintain synonyms, maintain pronunciation, maintain translation, English dictionary definition of maintain. tr.v. main·tained, main·tain·ing, main·tains 1. To keep up or carry on;
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MAINTAIN definition: 1. to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less: 2. to keep a road. Learn more.
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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
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maintain, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
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maintain (third-person singular simple present maintains, present participle maintaining, simple past and past participle maintained) To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition
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MAINTAIN definition: to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain. See examples of maintain used in a sentence.
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Definition of maintain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner''s Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Maintain definition: To keep up or carry on; continue.
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