Definition
To maintain something is to keep it in good condition or working order through regular care. It can also mean to continue to have a belief or position, especially when it is questioned.
Etymology
From Old French 'maintenir,' from Latin 'manu tenere' meaning 'to hold in the hand.' The sense shifted from physically holding to keeping something going or in good shape.
Kelly Says
Maintenance is often invisible—when it works, nothing dramatic happens, which is why people undervalue it. Yet societies collapse as quickly from neglected maintenance as from sudden disasters; quiet care is a form of hidden heroism.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
onderhou
ON-der-how
ARالعربية
يحافظ
yoo-HAH-fiz
BGБългарски
поддържам
pod-DUR-zham
BNবাংলা
রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ করা
rok-sho-nah-bek-shon
CACatalà
mantenir
man-teh-NEER
CSČeština
udržovat
OOD-rzhoh-vat
DADansk
vedligeholde
VETH-lee-hol-eh
DEDeutsch
aufrechterhalten
owf-REKHT-er-hal-ten
ELΕλληνικά
διατηρώ
dee-ah-tee-ROH
ESEspañol
mantener
man-teh-NEHR
ETEesti
hooldama
HOHL-dah-mah
EUEuskara
mantendu
man-TEN-doo
FAفارسی
حفظ کردن
hefz kar-DAN
FISuomi
ylläpitää
UL-lah-pee-tah
FRFrançais
maintenir
man-teh-NEER
HEעברית
לתחזק
leh-tah-HZEK
HIहिन्दी
बनाए रखना
bah-NAH-eh RAKH-nah
HRHrvatski
održavati
od-RZHAH-vah-tee
HUMagyar
fenntartani
FEN-tar-tah-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
memelihara
meh-meh-lee-HAH-rah
ITItaliano
mantenere
man-teh-NEH-reh
LTLietuvių
palaikyti
pah-LAI-kee-tee
LVLatviešu
uzturēt
ooz-too-REHT
MNМонгол
хадгалах
had-gah-lah
MSBahasa Melayu
menyelenggara
men-yeh-leng-GAH-rah
MYမြန်မာ
ထိန်းသိမ်းသည်
htein-thein-theh
NLNederlands
onderhouden
ON-der-how-den
NONorsk
vedlikeholde
VETH-lee-hol-eh
PLPolski
utrzymywać
oo-TSHI-mee-vach
PTPortuguês
manter
man-TEHR
RORomână
a menține
ah men-TSEE-neh
RUРусский
поддерживать
pod-DYEHR-zhee-vat
SKSlovenčina
udržiavať
OOD-rzhee-ah-vat
SLSlovenščina
vzdrževati
vz-DRZHEH-vah-tee
SRСрпски
одржавати
od-RZHAH-vah-tee
SVSvenska
underhålla
OON-der-hohl-ah
SWKiswahili
kudumisha
koo-doo-MEE-shah
TAதமிழ்
பராமரிக்க
pah-rah-mah-rik-kah
TEతెలుగు
నిర్వహించు
nir-vah-hin-chu
TRTürkçe
sürdürmek
soor-DOOR-mek
UKУкраїнська
підтримувати
pid-TREE-moo-vah-tee
URاردو
برقرار رکھنا
bar-kah-RAHR rakh-nah
VITiếng Việt
duy trì
zwee tree