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| 1. | [ verb ] keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean" | |
| Synonyms: | hold keep | |
| Examples: | "hold in place" "She always held herself as a lady" "The students keep me on my toes" |
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| Related terms: | continue keep_waiting hold_over conserve preserve housekeep distance carry pressurize survive refrain_from postpone resist prolong delay exclude keep_up check bypass keep_in sequester keep_off number keep_off maintainer | |
| 2. | [ verb ] to keep up and reserve for personal or special use | |
| Synonyms: | save preserve conserve keep_up | |
| Examples: | : "save something in case you hit trouble." |
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| Related terms: | keep keep record conserve embalm plastinate hold_the_line care conservation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] keep in perfect or unaltered condition | |
| Synonyms: | preserve keep_up | |
| Examples: | "We preserve these archeological findings" "The old lady could not keep up the building" |
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| Related terms: | keep hold_the_line | |
| 4. | [ verb ] supply with necessities and support | |
| Synonyms: | keep sustain | |
| Examples: | : "She alone sustained her family" "The money will sustain our good cause" "There's little to earn and many to keep" |
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| Related terms: | have must reseed carry patronage carry support maintenance | |
| 5. | [ verb ] state categorically | |
| Synonyms: | assert asseverate | |
| Related terms: | insist say predicate assertion | |
| 6. | [ verb ] of power or authority | |
| Synonyms: | exert wield | |
| Related terms: | have must | |
| 7. | [ verb ] state or assert | |
| Synonyms: | defend | |
| Examples: | "He maintained his innocence" |
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| Related terms: | affirm vindicate | |
| 8. | [ verb ] maintain for use and service | |
| Synonyms: | keep | |
| Examples: | "I keep a car in the countryside" "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips" |
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| Related terms: | have must | |
| 9. | [ verb ] maintain by writing regular records | |
| Synonyms: | keep | |
| Examples: | "keep a diary" "maintain a record" "keep notes" |
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| Related terms: | record | |
| 10. | [ verb ] support against an opponent | |
| Synonyms: | uphold | |
| Examples: | "The appellate court upheld the verdict" |
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| Related terms: | confirm justify maintainer | |
| 11. | [ verb ] observe correctly or closely | |
| Synonyms: | keep observe | |
| Examples: | "The pianist kept time with the metronome" "keep count" "I cannot keep track of all my employees" |
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| Related terms: | observation observation observation | |
| Similar spelling: |
maintainer maintained Mantini Mantinea mandaean Mantineia maintenon manhattan Manton mandaeanism Manawydan maintenance mandean mandamus man-to-man |
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