maintaining

main-tain-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of *maintain*. The act of causing or enabling something to continue; keeping in an existing state or condition.

  2. 2.

    Keeping something in good condition through regular care.

  3. 3.

    Asserting firmly and continuously.

Related words

Antonyms: abandoning, discontinuing, neglecting
See also: maintain, maintained, maintenance
Synonyms: keeping, preserving, sustaining, upholding

Etymology

From Old French maintenir ("to hold, keep"), from Latin manu tenere ("to hold in the hand"). The present participle is formed with the -ing suffix.