"maintenir" meaning in French

See maintenir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /mɛ̃t.niʁ/ Audio: Fr-maintenir.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French maintenir, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin manūtenēre (“to support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“to hold”). Equivalent to main + tenir. Compare Spanish mantener, Portuguese manter, Italian mantenere. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|maintenir|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French maintenir, {{inh+|fr|fro|maintenir}} Inherited from Old French maintenir, {{inh|fr|VL.|-}} Vulgar Latin, {{inh|fr|LL.|manūteneō|manūtenēre|to support}} Late Latin manūtenēre (“to support”), {{inh|fr|la|manū||with the hand}} Latin manū (“with the hand”), {{af|fr|main|tenir}} main + tenir, {{cog|es|mantener}} Spanish mantener, {{cog|pt|manter}} Portuguese manter, {{cog|it|mantenere}} Italian mantenere Head templates: {{fr-verb}} maintenir Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], maintenir [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], maintenant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], maintenu [participle, past], maintiens [first-person, indicative, present, singular], maintiens [indicative, present, second-person, singular], maintient [indicative, present, singular, third-person], maintenons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], maintenez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], maintiennent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], maintenais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], maintenais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], maintenait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], maintenions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], mainteniez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], maintenaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], maintins [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], maintins [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], maintint [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], maintînmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], maintîntes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], maintinrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], maintiendrai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], maintiendras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], maintiendra [future, indicative, singular, third-person], maintiendrons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], maintiendrez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], maintiendront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], maintiendrais [conditional, first-person, singular], maintiendrais [conditional, second-person, singular], maintiendrait [conditional, singular, third-person], maintiendrions [conditional, first-person, plural], maintiendriez [conditional, plural, second-person], maintiendraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], maintienne [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], maintiennes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], maintienne [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], maintenions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], mainteniez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], maintiennent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], maintinsse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], maintinsses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], maintînt [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], maintinssions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], maintinssiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], maintinssent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], maintiens [imperative, second-person, singular], maintenons [first-person, imperative, plural], maintenez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. to maintain
    Sense id: en-maintenir-fr-verb-t-ZvLBOc Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 19 12 28 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 19 11 29 29
  2. to stick to
    Sense id: en-maintenir-fr-verb-Roc-F0fj Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 19 12 28 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 19 11 29 29
  3. (reflexive, se maintenir, of the weather) to stay fair Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-maintenir-fr-verb-ta5E~XOB Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 19 12 28 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 19 11 29 29
  4. (reflexive, se maintenir) to persist Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-maintenir-fr-verb-81hCIXrM Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 10 17 10 38 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 19 12 28 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 19 11 29 29
  5. (reflexive, se maintenir) to keep up Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-maintenir-fr-verb-2uyhz3Fh Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation tenir, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation tenir: 12 21 12 24 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 19 12 28 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 19 11 29 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: maintenant Related terms: maintien

Inflected forms

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      "form": "maintenait",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃t.nɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tə.njɔ̃/",
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
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      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tə.nje/",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tɛ̃/",
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      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tɛ̃m/",
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    {
      "form": "maintîntes",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tɛ̃t/",
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        "second-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "maintinrent",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tɛ̃ʁ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintiendrai",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintiendras",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintiendra",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintiendrons",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintiendrez",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintiendront",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintiendrais",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintiendrais",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintiendrait",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintiendrions",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintiendriez",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁi.je/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintiendraient",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tjɛ̃.dʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintienne",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tjɛn/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintiennes",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tjɛn/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintienne",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tjɛn/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintenions",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tə.njɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mainteniez",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tə.nje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintiennent",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tjɛn/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintinsse",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tɛ̃s/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintinsses",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tɛ̃s/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintînt",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintinssions",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tɛ̃.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintinssiez",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tɛ̃.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintinssent",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tɛ̃s/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintiens",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃.tjɛ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintenons",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃t.nɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maintenez",
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃t.ne/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
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  "related": [
    {
      "word": "maintien"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to maintain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maintain",
          "maintain"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to stick to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stick to",
          "stick to"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French reflexive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to stay fair"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive, se maintenir, of the weather) to stay fair"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of the weather"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French reflexive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to persist"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "persist",
          "persist"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive, se maintenir) to persist"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French reflexive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to keep up"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "keep up",
          "keep up"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive, se maintenir) to keep up"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛ̃t.niʁ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-maintenir.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/de/Fr-maintenir.ogg/Fr-maintenir.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Fr-maintenir.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maintenir"
}

Download raw JSONL data for maintenir meaning in French (11.6kB)

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