to maintain is a form of:

Maintain



verbpast tense: maintained ; past participle: maintained ; present participle: maintaining ;
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(TRANSITIVE) (To cause to continue, to keep in existence, to keep in repair, to support, to provide, to uphold, to support by aid, influence) ទប់ (ឲ្យនឹងឬឲ្យជាប់), រក្សាទុក, ថែទុក, ការពារអះអាង, ប្រកាន់, ទ្រ, ទល់ទ្រ, ជួយគាំទ្រ, គាំពារ, តស៊ូនឹង, ថែទាំ, ផ្គត់ផ្គង់, រក្សាឲ្យស្ថិតស្ថេរ, ហាមឃាត់, ជួយដោះសា, ឃ្វាល, យាម, ទុលកាន់កាប់
Example: I maintain that this is the right way to solve the problem, maintain public order, maintain oneself, He maintained that he was wrong, maintain an opinion.maintain a house ថែទាំ, maintain altitude បើកកម្ពស់ដដែល, maintain that it is true អះអាង
Example: Enough food to maintain one's strength.
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) រក្សា, នៅតែអះអាងថា, ទ្រទ្រង់
ENGLISH MEANING
verbpast tense: maintained ; past participle: maintained ; present participle: maintaining ;
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(TRANSITIVE) 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 reputation.
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(TRANSITIVE) To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish.
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(TRANSITIVE) To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail.
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(TRANSITIVE) To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed.
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(TRANSITIVE) To affirm; to support or defend by argument.
1.
affirm, algae, assert, claim, contend, continue, declare
2.
defend, hold, justify, keep, preserve, support, sustain, uphold, vindicate
1.
deny, discontinue, neglect, oppose, resist