maintain
/meɪnˈteɪn/verb
उच्चारण मेन्टेन
बनाए रखना, कायम रखना
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[T] ~ sth
to make something continue at the same level or standard
बनाए रखना, कायम रखना
- Maintain silence in the library.
- She maintained her first rank for three years.
- The pilot tried to maintain a steady speed.
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- It is difficult to maintain concentration for hours.
- The school maintains high standards of discipline.
- Teachers must maintain a friendly relationship with parents.
Synonyms keep sustain preserve
Opposite abandon discontinue neglect
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[T] ~ sth
to keep a building, machine or road in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly
रखरखाव करना
- The roads are poorly maintained.
- The municipality maintains the parks well.
- The railway staff maintain the tracks every week.
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- This old machine is hard to maintain.
- Who maintains the garden of the colony?
Synonyms service look after
Opposite neglect
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[T] ~ (that)…
to keep saying that something is true, even when others disagree
(दृढ़ता से) कहते रहना, दावा करना
- He maintains that he is innocent.
- She maintained that the answer key was wrong.
- The accused maintained that he was at home that night.
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- Scientists maintain that the climate is changing.
- She still maintains her innocence.
Opposite deny
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[T] ~ sb
to support somebody financially
भरण-पोषण करना
- He maintains his aged parents.
- He works two jobs to maintain his family.
- Many farmers struggle to maintain large families.
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- He maintains his younger brother's studies abroad.
- She earns enough to maintain herself.
Synonyms support provide for
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maintain + noun (standard, level, order)
Use maintain with a noun when something good must be kept at the same level and not allowed to fall.
जब किसी अच्छी चीज़ को उसी स्तर पर बनाए रखना हो और गिरने न देना हो, तब 'maintain' के बाद noun आता है।
- The school has maintained high standards for fifty years.
- Police were deployed to maintain law and order during the festival.
maintain + that-clause
In formal speech or writing, maintain that means to keep insisting that something is true, often when others doubt it.
Formal भाषा में 'maintain that' का अर्थ है किसी बात को सच बताते रहना, भले ही दूसरे उस पर संदेह करें।
- The accused maintained that he was at home that night.
- Radhika maintains that practice matters more than talent.
maintain + sb / sth (support or keep up)
Maintain also means to pay for the living costs of a person or to keep a building or machine working by regular care.
'Maintain' का अर्थ किसी व्यक्ति के खर्च उठाना या किसी इमारत या मशीन की नियमित देखभाल करना भी है।
- He has to maintain a family of five on a small salary.
- The railway maintains thousands of kilometres of track.
be well/poorly maintained (passive)
The passive with an adverb is the usual way to describe the condition of roads, buildings and equipment.
सड़कों, इमारतों और उपकरणों की हालत बताने के लिए adverb के साथ passive रूप सामान्य है।
- The hostel is poorly maintained and the taps leak.
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maintain + noun (keep at a level)
standardsorderdisciplinebalancecontactsilence
- It is hard to maintain discipline in a class of seventy.
adverb + maintain
stronglystoutlyconsistentlycarefullyregularly
- The minister stoutly maintained that the report was false.
maintain + noun (look after)
a vehiclea roada websitea gardena record
- The clerk maintains a record of every file that leaves the office.
maintain + abstract noun
a leada pacean innocencea distancea good relationship
- India maintained a healthy run rate throughout the innings.
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- Radhika has maintained a daily study routine for two years.
राधिका ने दो वर्षों से प्रतिदिन पढ़ाई की दिनचर्या बनाए रखी है।
- The two neighbours maintain cordial relations in spite of the old dispute.
दोनों पड़ोसी पुराने विवाद के बावजूद सौहार्दपूर्ण संबंध बनाए रखते हैं।
- The driver maintained a steady speed on the ghat road.
चालक ने घाट वाली सड़क पर एक समान गति बनाए रखी।
- A farmer must maintain his tractor if he wants it to last.
यदि किसान चाहता है कि उसका ट्रैक्टर लंबा चले, तो उसे उसकी देखभाल करनी चाहिए।
- The witness maintained her story even after hours of questioning.
गवाह ने घंटों की पूछताछ के बाद भी अपना बयान नहीं बदला।
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✗ He maintained to be innocent.
✓ He maintained that he was innocent.
Maintain in the sense of claiming takes a that-clause, not a to-infinitive.
दावा करने के अर्थ में 'maintain' के बाद that-clause आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
✗ The roads are not maintaining properly.
✓ The roads are not maintained properly.
Roads receive the action of care, so the verb must be passive.
सड़कों की देखभाल की जाती है, इसलिए यहाँ verb passive में होनी चाहिए।
✗ We should maintain our surroundings clean.
✓ We should keep our surroundings clean.
Maintain does not take an object followed by an adjective; use keep for this pattern.
'Maintain' के बाद object और फिर adjective नहीं आता; इस ढाँचे के लिए 'keep' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ We must maintain the discipline of the school.
✓ We must maintain discipline in the school.
Discipline in this general sense is uncountable and takes no article; the place is shown with in.
इस सामान्य अर्थ में 'discipline' uncountable है और उसके साथ article नहीं आता; स्थान 'in' से बताया जाता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three suggest keeping something going, but they differ in what is kept and why.
तीनों का संबंध किसी चीज़ को जारी रखने से है, पर क्या और क्यों रखा जा रहा है, इसमें अंतर है।
To keep something at the same level or in good working order.
किसी चीज़ को उसी स्तर पर या चालू हालत में रखना।
- The company maintains its machines every month.
To protect something from damage or decay so that it stays as it is.
किसी चीज़ को नुकसान या सड़न से बचाकर उसी रूप में रखना।
- The museum preserves old manuscripts.
To keep something going over a long time, often giving it strength or energy.
किसी चीज़ को लंबे समय तक चलाते रखना, प्रायः उसे ताकत देकर।
- A good diet sustains a runner through a marathon.