Verb

• S: (v) keep (keep%2:42:00::), maintain (maintain%2:42:00::), hold (hold%2:42:00::) (cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean') "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
• S: (v) conserve (conserve%2:40:02::), preserve (preserve%2:40:00::), maintain (maintain%2:40:00::), keep up (keep_up%2:40:00::) (keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction) "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
• S: (v) sustain (sustain%2:34:00::), keep (keep%2:34:00::), maintain (maintain%2:34:00::) (supply with necessities and support) "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"
• S: (v) assert (assert%2:32:01::), asseverate (asseverate%2:32:00::), maintain (maintain%2:32:00::) (state categorically)
• S: (v) wield (wield%2:40:00::), exert (exert%2:40:00::), maintain (maintain%2:40:01::) (have and exercise) "wield power and authority"
• S: (v) keep (keep%2:40:10::), maintain (maintain%2:40:10::) (maintain for use and service) "I keep a car in the countryside"; "She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips"
• S: (v) keep (keep%2:32:00::), maintain (maintain%2:32:04::) (maintain by writing regular records) "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) record (record%2:32:00::), enter (enter%2:32:04::), put down (put_down%2:32:05::) (make a record of; set down in permanent form)
• sentence frame
• S: (v) maintain (maintain%2:32:01::), defend (defend%2:32:01::) (state or assert) "He maintained his innocence"
• S: (v) uphold (uphold%2:32:02::), maintain (maintain%2:32:03::) (support against an opponent) "The appellate court upheld the verdict"
• S: (v) observe (observe%2:31:00::), keep (keep%2:31:00::), maintain (maintain%2:31:00::) (stick to correctly or closely) "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"