mantener

Spanish

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to keep
  • (transitive) to maintain, to support
  • (transitive) to sustain, to preserve, to retain, to uphold
  • (transitive) to maintain, continue, to keep up
  • (transitive) to stay, to remain
  • (reflexive) to maintain, to keep, to stay, to remain
  • (reflexive) to stand, to hold, to remain, to continue e.g. hold firm, stand strong, stand together, stand on one's feet
  • (reflexive) to stick to e.g. stick to one's guns
  • (reflexive) to be maintained, to be retained, to be sustained

Etymology

Inherited from Latin manūtenēre, manuteneo, manūteneō, manū (with the hand, by hand).

Origin

Latin

manū

Gloss

with the hand, by hand

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