English-Thai Dictionary

maintain

VT รักษา  ดูแล ต่อไป  คงอยู่  ดำรง  คง เอา ไว้  ทรงไว้  รักษา ไว้  sustain keep up preserve rak-sa

 

maintain at

PHRV รักษา ไว้  rak-sa-wai

 

maintain in

PHRV สนับสนุน  keep in sa-nab-sa-nun

 

maintain in

PHRV เก็บรักษา  คงไว้  keep in keb-rak-sa

 

maintainable

ADJ ซึ่ง รักษา ไว้  sueng-rak-sa-wai

 

maintained

ADJ ซึ่ง รักษา ไว้  kept retained sustained sueng-rak-sa-wai

 

maintaining

ADJ ซึ่ง ดำเนินต่อไป  continuing retaining sueng-dam-noen-tor-pai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MAINTAIN

v.t.[L. manus and teneo.] 1. To hold, preserve or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present character or reputation.
2. To hold; to keep; not to lose or surrender; as, to maintain a place or post.
3. To continue; not to suffer to cease; as, to maintain a conversation.
4. To keep up; to uphold; to support the expense of; as, to maintain state or equipage.
What maintains one vice would bring up two children.
5. To support with food, clothing and other conveniences; as, to maintain a family by trade or labor.
6. To support by intellectual powers, or by force of reason; as, to maintain an argument.
7. To support; to defend; to vindicate; to justify; to prove to be just; as, to maintain one's right or cause.
8. To support by assertion or argument; to affirm.
In tragedy and satire, I maintain that this age and the last have excelled the ancients.

 

MAINTAINABLE

a.That may be maintained, supported, preserved or sustained. 1. That may be defended or kept by force or resistance; as, a military post is not maintainable.
2. That may be defended by argument or just claim; vindicable; defensible.

 

MAINTAINED

pp. Kept in any state; preserved; upheld; supported; defended; vindicated.

 

MAINTAINER

n.One who supports, preserves, sustains or vindicates.

 

MAINTAINING

ppr. Supporting; preserving; upholding; defending; vindicating.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MAINTAIN

Main *tain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Maintained; p. pr. & vb. n.Maintaining. ] Etym: [OE. maintenen, F. maintenir, properly, to hold by the hand; main hand (L. manus ) + F. tenir to hold (L.tenere ). See Manual, and Tenable. ]

 

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. God values... every one as he maintains his post. Grew.

 

3. To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail. Maintain talk with the duke. Shak.

 

4. To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed. Glad, by his labor, to maintain his life. Stirling. What maintains one vice would bring up two children. Franklin.

 

5. To affirm; to support or defend by argument. It is hard to maintain the truth, but much harder to be maintained by it. South.

 

Syn. -- To assert; vindicate; allege. See Assert.

 

MAINTAINABLE

MAINTAINABLE Main *tain "a *ble, a.

 

Defn: That maybe maintained.

 

MAINTAINER

MAINTAINER Main *tain "er, n.

 

Defn: One who maintains.

 

MAINTAINOR

Main *tain "or, n. Etym: [OF. mainteneor, F. mainteneur.] (Crim. Law )

 

Defn: One who, not being interested, maintains a cause depending between others, by furnishing money, etc. , to either party. Bouvier. Wharton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

maintain

main tain |mānˈtān meɪnˈteɪn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cause or enable (a condition or state of affairs ) to continue: the need to maintain close links between industry and schools. • keep (something ) at the same level or rate: agricultural prices will have to be maintained. • keep (a building, machine, or road ) in good condition or in working order by checking or repairing it regularly. 2 provide with necessities for life or existence: the allowance covers the basic costs of maintaining a child. • keep (a military unit ) supplied with equipment and other requirements. • archaic give one's support to; uphold: the king swears he will maintain the laws of God. 3 [ reporting verb ] state something strongly to be the case; assert: [ with obj. ] : he has always maintained his innocence | [ with clause ] : he had persistently maintained that he would not stand against his old friend | [ with direct speech ] : “It was not an ideology at all, ” she maintained. DERIVATIVES main tain a bil i ty |ˌmānˌtānəˈbilətē |noun, main tain a ble adjective ORIGIN Middle English (also in the sense ‘practice (a good or bad action ) habitually ’): from Old French maintenir, from Latin manu tenere ‘hold in the hand. ’

 

maintainer

main tain er |mānˈtānər meɪnˈteɪnər | ▶noun a person or thing that maintains something, in particular computer software. • (also maintainor ) Law, historical a person guilty of aiding a party in a legal action without lawful cause.

 

Oxford Dictionary

maintain

main |tain |meɪnˈteɪn, mənˈteɪn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cause or enable (a condition or situation ) to continue: the need to maintain close links between industry and schools. • keep (something ) at the same level or rate: agricultural prices will have to be maintained. • keep (a building, machine, or road ) in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly. 2 provide with necessities for life or existence: the allowance covers the basic costs of maintaining a child. • keep (a military unit ) supplied with equipment and other requirements. • archaic give one's support to; uphold: the king swears he will maintain the laws of God. 3 [ reporting verb ] state something strongly to be the case; assert: [ with obj. ] : he has always maintained his innocence | [ with clause ] : he had persistently maintained that he would not stand against his old friend. DERIVATIVES maintainability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, maintainable adjective ORIGIN Middle English (also in the sense ‘practise an action habitually ’): from Old French maintenir, from Latin manu tenere ‘hold in the hand ’.

 

maintained

main |tained |meɪnˈteɪnd | ▶adjective Brit. (of a school ) financed with public money.

 

maintainer

main |tain ¦er |meɪnˈteɪnə, mən -| ▶noun a person or thing that maintains something, in particular computer software.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

maintain

maintain verb 1 they wanted to maintain peace: preserve, conserve, keep, retain, keep going, keep alive, keep up, prolong, perpetuate, sustain, carry on, continue. ANTONYMS break (off ), discontinue. 2 the association maintains its private roads: keep in good condition, keep in (good ) repair, keep up, service, care for, take good care of, look after. ANTONYMS neglect. 3 the cost of maintaining a dog: support, provide for, keep, sustain; nurture, feed, nourish. ANTONYMS neglect. 4 he always maintained his innocence | he maintains that he is innocent: insist (on ), declare, assert, protest, affirm, avow, profess, claim, allege, contend, argue, swear (to ), hold to; formal aver. ANTONYMS deny.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

maintain

maintain verb 1 the need to maintain close links between industry and schools: continue, keep, keep going, keep up, keep alive, keep in existence, carry on, preserve, conserve, prolong, perpetuate, sustain, bolster (up ), prop up, retain, support, bear. ANTONYMS break off. 2 the roads are maintained at public expense: keep in good condition, keep in repair, keep up, service, rebuild, conserve, preserve, keep intact, care for, take good care of, look after. ANTONYMS neglect. 3 the costs of maintaining a family: support, provide for, keep, finance; nurture, feed, nourish, sustain. ANTONYMS neglect. 4 he always maintained his innocence | he maintains that he is innocent: insist (on ), declare, assert, protest, state, aver, say, announce, affirm, avow, profess, claim, allege, contend, argue, swear (to ), hold to; rare asseverate. ANTONYMS deny. 5 the King swears he will maintain the laws of God: uphold, defend, fight for, champion, support, back, advocate. ANTONYMS abandon.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

maintain

main tain /meɪntéɪn, men-, mən -/〖main (手に )tain (保つ )〗(名 )maintenance (! 通例好ましい状態 高い水準などに用いる ) 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈状態 関係 〉を保つ, 続ける , 持続させる (preserve )(→sustain 1 )▸ maintain good relations with the boss 上司と良好な関係を保つ ▸ maintain one's position as a leader リーダーとしての地位を維持する ▸ maintain one's silence 沈黙を守る ▸ maintain one's opposition 反対を続ける .2 〈速度 温度 割合など 〉を保つ , 維持する (keep )▸ Hot drinks help to maintain the body temperature .温かい飲み物は体温を保つのに役立つ 3 〈道 建物 乗り物 機械など 〉を整備する ▸ maintain the house 家の手入れをする ▸ This used car is well maintained .この中古車はよく整備されている 4 …を主張する ; 〖～ (that )節 /｟書 ｠直接話法 〗…と主張する (claim, assert )(→say 他動詞 1a 語法 )▸ My father maintained that I was wrong .父は私が間違っていると主張した ▸ maintain one's innocence 無罪を主張する .5 〈家族など 〉を扶養する, (経済的に )支える ; 〈生命 〉を 維持する ▸ maintain a large family on $2,000 a month 大家族を月2千ドルで養う ▸ maintain oneself 自活する 6 …を支持する , 擁護する , 守る ▸ maintain A's rights Aの権利を守る ▸ maintain one's ground against A Aに対して自分の陣地 [立場 ]を守る 自動詞 問題に冷静に対処する .～̀ ed sch ó ol ｟英 ｠公立学校 .～a ble 形容詞 維持 [支持 ]できる .