maintain
/meɪnˈteɪn/
US pronunciation
American sound/meɪnˈteɪn/
meɪnˈteɪn
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
meɪn - ˈteɪn -> maintain
Myanmar meaning
(v) ထိန်းသိမ်း
Full entry
၁။ ထိန်းသိမ်းသည်။ ထိန်းသည်။ စောင့်ရှောက်သည်။
maintain friendly relations with sb ❍ maintain law and order/standards ❍ maintain prices (ie prevent them falling or rising) ❍ The improvement in his health is being maintained.
၂။ ပြုပြင်ထိန်းသိမ်းသည်။
The house is large and difficult to maintain. ❍ Engineers maintain the turbines.
၃။ (ယူဆချက်တစ်ခုကို) ဆုပ်ကိုင်ထားသည်၊ ခံယူထားသည်။
maintain one's innocence ❍ He has always maintained that he was not guilty of the crime.
၄။ ငွေကြေးထောက်ပံ့သည်၊ ပံ့ပိုးသည်။
earn enough to maintain a family in comfort ❍ This school is maintained by a charity.
More examples
- Maintaining your current weight through exercise and healthy eating is important.
- It’s sometimes hard to maintain the right balance between your work and your home life.
- [maintain stability/continuity/the status quo] : The problem of maintaining social stability in a period of great economic change
- [maintain contact/relations/links] : Though now in government, he has maintained close contact with his former colleagues in the oil industry.
- Some schools experienced difficulty in maintaining staffing levels.
- Regular inspections ensure that high safety standards are maintained.
- A lovingly maintained houseboat
- The missile system, Bush maintains, will protect the US against so-called rogue states.
- [maintain (that)] : The company still maintains that the drug is safe.
- [maintain your innocence] : She maintained her innocence throughout the trial.
- He was barely earning enough to maintain himself.
Synonyms
uphold, preserve, keep, continue, keep up, sustain, retain, advance, advocate, affirm, allege, argue, assert, asseverate, attest, aver, avow, back, be adamant, care for, carry on, champion, claim, conserve, contend, control, correct, cultivate, declare, defend, emphasize, fight for, finance, go on with, guard, hold, insist, justify, keep alive, keep going, keep in good condition, look after, manage, nurture, perpetuate, persevere, persist, plead for, profess, prolong, protect, protest, provide, rectify, renew, repair, report, right, save, say, stand by, state, stress, supply, support, swear, take care of, vindicate
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