The bureaucrats maintain solid ties with the gigantic corporations.
Source: tatoeba (21081)
Maintain
//meɪnˈteɪn//
Synonyms for "maintain" (302 found)
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Closest matches (61)
Strong matches (90)
cork upcorrectcountercradlecrutchcultivatecushiondaresaydeemdefeat timedefenddefy timedonatedwellemphasizeendowendureenjoinentertainenunciate
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espouseesteemestimateexistexpectexpressextendfancyfeedfight forfillfill upfinancefindfosterfundfurnishgivegive supportgo ongo treatguardguesshang ontoharborhavehave a hunchhave an ideahave an impressionhave an inklinghave the ideaholdhold ashold inhold onhold outhold uphonorhusbandimagineinhibitinsistinsist oninsist uponinvestissue a manifestojudgejustifykeep afloatkeep alivekeep goingkeep inkeep intactkeep inviolatekeep onkeep safekeep uplastlast longlast outlay downlend supportlengthenlivelive on
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live throughlock inlook afterlook upon asmainstaymake a pleamake availablemake provision formanagemanifestonot destroynot endangernot expendnot use upnot wastenourishnurtureobserveopinepatent
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pay the billperdureperennateperpetuatepersistpersist inpillowpleadplead forpredicatepreparepresentpreservepresspresumeprevailproceed withproclaimprofessprolongpronouncepropprop upprotectprotestprotractprovideprovide forpursueputput itrebutreckonrecruitrectifyrefuteregardregisterregulatereinforceremainreplenishreplyrepressrespondretainrightriposterunrun onsavesave upsaysay in defenseset downset down asset upshoreshore upshouldersparespeakspeak forspeak outspeak upspeak up forstandstand bystand drinksstand forstand onstand tostand treatstand up forstatestaystay onstickstick tostick up forstockstorestresssubmitsubsidizesubsistsubventionsubventionizesupplysupportsupposesuppresssurmisesurvivesuspecttaketake care oftake fortake ittake no denialtarrytestifythinktide overtreattreat totrowunderbraceundergirdunderlieunderpinundersetupbearupkeepurgeurge reasons forview asvindicatevouchsafewarrantwearwear wellweenwieldyield
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Antonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
9 entriesderived
8 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
3 entriesTranslations
65 translations across 35 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- διασῴζω verb (to keep up)
- διατηρέω verb (to keep up)
Arabic
1 entries- حَافَظَ verb (to keep up)
Bulgarian
2 entries- отстоявам verb (to declare or affirm a point of view to be true)
- поддържам verb (to keep up)
Catalan
2 entries- mantenir verb (to keep up)
- mantenir verb (to declare or affirm a point of view to be true)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 維持 /维持 verb (to keep up)
Czech
1 entries- udržovat verb (to keep up)
Danish
1 entries- vedligeholde verb (to keep up)
Dutch
1 entries- handhaven verb (to keep up)
Esperanto
1 entries- bonteni verb (to keep up)
Finnish
4 entries- esittää verb (to declare or affirm a point of view to be true)
- hoitaa verb (to keep up)
- pitää verb (to keep up)
- säilyttää verb (to keep up)
French
2 entries- entretenir verb (to keep up)
- maintenir verb (to declare or affirm a point of view to be true)
Georgian
1 entries- შენარჩუნება verb (to keep up)
German
4 entries- aufrechterhalten verb (to keep up)
- beibehalten verb (to keep up)
- unterhalten verb (to keep up)
- warten verb (to keep up)
Greek
2 entries- διατηρώ verb (to keep up)
- ισχυρίζομαι verb (to declare or affirm a point of view to be true)
Hindi
1 entries- बनाए रखना verb (to keep up)
Hungarian
3 entries- fenntart verb (to keep up)
- karbantart verb (to keep up)
- tart verb (to keep up)
Ido
1 entries- mantenar verb (to keep up)
Irish
1 entries- coinnigh verb (to keep up)
Italian
1 entries- mantenere verb (to keep up)
Japanese
2 entries- 保つ verb (to keep up)
- 維持する verb (to keep up)
Korean
1 entries- 유지하다 verb (to keep up)
Latin
2 entries- habeo verb (to keep up)
- tueor verb (to keep up)
Māori
3 entries- tautiaki verb (to keep up)
- tuarā verb (to keep up)
- whakanonoi verb (to declare or affirm a point of view to be true)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- uɗumisha verb (to keep up)
Norwegian
3 entries- bevare verb (to keep up)
- opprettholde verb (to keep up)
- vedlikeholde verb (to keep up)
Occitan
1 entries- manténer verb (to keep up)
Polish
3 entries- utrzymać verb (to keep up)
- utrzymywać verb (to keep up)
- utrzymywać verb (to declare or affirm a point of view to be true)
Portuguese
2 entries- afirmar verb (to declare or affirm a point of view to be true)
- manter verb (to keep up)
Romanian
2 entries- afirma verb (to declare or affirm a point of view to be true)
- menține verb (to keep up)
Russian
2 entries- подде́рживать verb (to keep up)
- поддержа́ть verb (to keep up)
Sanskrit
1 entries- धरति verb (to keep up)
Spanish
4 entries- mantener verb (to keep up)
- mantener verb (to declare or affirm a point of view to be true)
- manutener verb (to keep up)
- sostener verb (to declare or affirm a point of view to be true)
Swahili
1 entries- dumisha verb (to keep up)
Swedish
2 entries- bibehålla verb (to keep up)
- upphålla verb (to keep up)
Ukrainian
1 entries- підтри́мувати verb (to keep up)
Sample sentences
24 total sentences available.
We must maintain the amicable relations between Japan and the U.S.
Source: tatoeba (22779)
We build and maintain relationships with others.
Source: tatoeba (22835)
We should make every effort to maintain world peace.
Source: tatoeba (22870)
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