Look up: maintain

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   maintain
   [Verb] To keep or continue. To keep in good working order.
   Example: To maintain his position in the team he will have to work very hard.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
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   maintain
   [v] - state or assert
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   Maintain
   Main·tain transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Maintained ; present participle & verbal noun Maintaining .] [ Middle English maintenen , French maintenir , properly, to hold by the hand; main hand (L. manus ) + French tenir to hold (L. tenere ). See Manual , and Tenable.]
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/9
   
   
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   maintain
   1. 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 reputat ...
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   Maintain
   • (v. t.) 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 pre...
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