maintained

main-tained · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of *maintain*. Caused or enabled something to continue; kept in an existing state or condition.

  2. 2.

    Kept in good condition through regular care or repair.

  3. 3.

    As an adjective: kept in proper condition; supported financially.

Related words

Antonyms: abandoned, denied, neglected
See also: maintain, maintaining, maintenance
Synonyms: kept, preserved, sustained, upheld

Etymology

From Old French maintenir ("to hold, keep"), from Latin manu tenere ("to hold in the hand"). The past tense form uses the regular English -ed suffix.