No. 571 in French
maintenir
To maintain or to keep.
In a sentence
J'essaie de maintenir une bonne forme physique.
I try to maintain good physical shape.
Here, "maintenir" is used to mean preserving or keeping something in its current state.
Ils souhaitent maintenir une communication régulière avec nous.
They wish to maintain regular communication with us.
In this example, "maintenir" implies sustaining or continuing a condition or activity.
Pourrait-on maintenir le programme comme prévu?
Could we maintain the schedule as planned?
Here, "maintenir" is used to express keeping or adhering to a plan or commitment.
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