verb tranzitiv
a mentine (ordinea etc.)a sustine (o competitie etc.)
a intretine (relatii etc.)
a asigura (cuiva) mij. de exist.
a intretine (un copil, o familie)
a sustine (o cauza etc.)
a pastra, a conserva
a intretine in stare buna (drum)
a afirma
a sustine
a confirma o afirmatie etc.
to maintain correspondence = a intretine corespondenta
Sinonime:
(verb) assert, asseverate, conserve, defend, exert, hold, keep, observe, preserve, sustain, uphold, wield