maintain - Meaning in Tamil

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maintain - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of maintain in English

maintain verb

1. stick to correctly or closely

   Synonyms

   keep, observe

   Examples

   • "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
   • "keep count"
   • "The pianist kept time with the metronome"
2. support against an opponent

   Synonyms

   uphold

   Example

   • "The appellate court upheld the verdict"
3. state categorically

   Synonyms

   assert, asseverate

4. state or assert

   Synonyms

   defend

   Example

   • "He maintained his innocence"
5. maintain by writing regular records

   Synonyms

   keep

   Examples

   • "keep a diary"
   • "keep notes"
   • "maintain a record"
6. 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"
7. 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"
8. have and exercise

   Synonyms

   exert, wield

   Example

   • "wield power and authority"
9. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

   Synonyms

   conserve, keep up, preserve

   Examples

   • "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"
   • "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
   • "The old lady could not keep up the building"
   • "We preserve these archeological findings"
10. cause to continue 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"

Synonyms of maintain

• keep, observe
• uphold
• assert, asseverate
• defend
• keep
• keep, sustain
• keep
• exert, wield
• conserve, keep up, preserve
• hold, keep

Description

The technical meaning of maintenance involves functional checks, servicing, repairing or replacing of necessary devices, equipment, machinery, building infrastructure, and supporting utilities in industrial, business, and residential installations. Over time, this has come to include multiple wordings that describe various cost-effective practices to keep equipment operational; these activities occur either before or after a failure.

Also see "Maintenance" on Wikipedia

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