maintenir — meaning in English

English meaning

• bite verb To use the teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something.
• clip noun A device used to fasten or hold things together.
• maintain verb To keep something in its current, good condition over time.
• perpetuate verb To keep something going indefinitely, often something negative like a problem or stereotype.
• remand verb To send someone accused of a crime back into custody while they wait for trial.
• retain verb To keep possession of something instead of losing or giving it up.
• service noun Work done to help or benefit someone, or the act of providing this.
• sustain verb To keep something going or in existence over time.

Senses

maintenir is used for these senses in English:

• bite (transitive) To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.
• clip To grip tightly.
• keep up (transitive) To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling.
• keep up (transitive, idiomatic) To continue with (work, etc).
• maintain To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.]
• maintain To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert. [from 15th c.]
• perpetuate (transitive) To prolong the existence of (something) by repetition; to reinforce.
• remand To send a prisoner back to custody.

bite — full definition

1. verb To use the teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something.
2. verb To have an unpleasant or harmful effect, often after a delay.
3. noun An act of biting, or the mark left by one.

clip — full definition

1. noun A device used to fasten or hold things together.
2. verb To fasten something with a clip.
3. verb To cut something short, especially with scissors or shears.
4. noun A short extract taken from a longer video, film, or broadcast.
5. verb To hit or strike something briefly in passing.

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