aufrechterhalten — meaning in English

English meaning

• buoy noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
• 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.
• preserve verb To keep something safe from harm, damage, or decay.
• sustain verb To keep something going or in existence over time.
• uphold verb To support or maintain something, such as a law, principle, or standard.

Senses

aufrechterhalten is used for these senses in English:

• buoy (transitive) To support or maintain at a high level.
• carry on (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.
• maintain To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.]
• perpetuate (transitive) To prolong the existence of (something) by repetition; to reinforce.
• preserve To maintain throughout; to keep intact.
• sustain (transitive) To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
• sustain To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
• uphold To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling

buoy — full definition

1. noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
2. verb To keep something floating, or to lift someone's spirits or confidence.

maintain — full definition

1. verb To keep something in its current, good condition over time.
2. verb To insist that something is true.

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