maintain

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for maintain

maintain 🔊 /mejntejˈn/

maintain : පවත්වනවා

maintain : ඔප්පු කරනවා

maintain : නඩත්තු කරනවා

maintain : දරනවා

maintain : තරයේ කියා සිටිනවා

maintain : ආරක්ෂා කරනවා

maintain definition

Transitive verb.

  1. 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.
  2. To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish.
  3. To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail.
  4. To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed.
  5. To affirm; to support or defend by argument.