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manter.

to keep, maintain

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/mɐ̃ˈte(ʁ)/Brazil[mɐ̃ˈte(h)]Brazil/mɐ̃ˈte(ɾ)/São-Paulo/mɐ̃ˈte(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to keep, maintain

  2. to hold, sustain, support

  3. to keep (to continue doing something)

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese manteer, mantẽer, from Late Latin manūtenēre (“to support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“to hold”). Compare Galician manter, Spanish mantener, French maintenir, Italian mantenere.

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