"mantenere" meaning in Italian

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Verb

IPA: /man.teˈne.re/
Rhymes: -ere Etymology: From Late Latin manūtenēre (“to support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“to hold”). By surface analysis, mano + tenere. Compare French maintenir, Spanish mantener, Portuguese manter. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|LL.|manuteneo|manūtenēre|to support}} Late Latin manūtenēre (“to support”), {{inh|it|la|manū||with the hand}} Latin manū (“with the hand”), {{m|la|teneō||to hold}} teneō (“to hold”), {{surf|it|mano|tenere}} By surface analysis, mano + tenere, {{cog|fr|maintenir}} French maintenir, {{cog|es|mantener}} Spanish mantener, {{cog|pt|manter}} Portuguese manter Head templates: {{it-verb|a/@}} mantenére (first-person singular present mantèngo, first-person singular past historic manténni or mantènni, past participle mantenùto, first-person singular future manterrò, auxiliary avére) Inflection templates: {{it-conj|a/@}} Forms: mantenére [canonical], mantèngo [first-person, present, singular], manténni [first-person, historic, past, singular], mantènni [first-person, historic, past, singular], mantenùto [participle, past], manterrò [first-person, future, singular], avére [auxiliary], irregular [table-tags], mantenére [infinitive], avére [auxiliary], mantenèndo [gerund], mantenènte [participle, present], mantenùto [participle, past], mantèngo [first-person, indicative, present, singular], mantièni [indicative, present, second-person, singular], mantiéni [indicative, present, second-person, singular], mantiène [indicative, present, singular, third-person], mantiéne [indicative, present, singular, third-person], manteniàmo [first-person, indicative, plural, present], mantenéte [indicative, plural, present, second-person], mantèngono [indicative, plural, present, third-person], mantenévo [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], mantenévi [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], mantenéva [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], mantenevàmo [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], mantenevàte [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], mantenévano [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], manténni [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], mantènni [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], mantenésti [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], manténne [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], mantènne [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], mantenémmo [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], mantenéste [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], manténnero [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], mantènnero [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], manterrò [first-person, future, indicative, singular], manterrài [future, indicative, second-person, singular], manterrà [future, indicative, singular, third-person], manterrémo [first-person, future, indicative, plural], manterréte [future, indicative, plural, second-person], manterrànno [future, indicative, plural, third-person], manterrèi [conditional, first-person, present, singular], manterrésti [conditional, present, second-person, singular], manterrèbbe [conditional, present, singular, third-person], manterrébbe [conditional, present, singular, third-person], manterrémmo [conditional, first-person, plural, present], manterréste [conditional, plural, present, second-person], manterrèbbero [conditional, plural, present, third-person], manterrébbero [conditional, plural, present, third-person], mantènga [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], mantènga [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], mantènga [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], manteniàmo [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], manteniàte [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], mantèngano [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], mantenéssi [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], mantenéssi [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], mantenésse [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], mantenéssimo [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], mantenéste [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], mantenéssero [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], mantièni [imperative, second-person, singular], mantiéni [imperative, second-person, singular], mantènga [formal, imperative, second-person-semantically, singular, third-person], manteniàmo [first-person, imperative, plural], mantenéte [imperative, plural, second-person], mantèngano [formal, imperative, plural, second-person-semantically, third-person], mantenére [imperative, negative, second-person, singular], mantènga [formal, imperative, negative, second-person-semantically, singular, third-person], manteniàmo [first-person, imperative, negative, plural], mantenéte [imperative, negative, plural, second-person], mantèngano [formal, imperative, negative, plural, second-person-semantically, third-person]
  1. to maintain, to keep
    Sense id: en-mantenere-it-verb-T~ilzfXd
  2. to conserve
    Sense id: en-mantenere-it-verb-jsUNLlZ6 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks, Italian verbs ending in -ere, Italian verbs with irregular past historic Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 5 15 29 8 33 6 5 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 3 31 25 5 28 4 3 Disambiguation of Italian verbs ending in -ere: 8 17 20 13 20 9 13 Disambiguation of Italian verbs with irregular past historic: 6 20 23 15 23 7 7
  3. to support (someone) financially or materially
    Sense id: en-mantenere-it-verb-CFUGUhK1 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks, Italian verbs ending in -ere, Italian verbs with irregular past historic Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 5 15 29 8 33 6 5 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 3 31 25 5 28 4 3 Disambiguation of Italian verbs ending in -ere: 8 17 20 13 20 9 13 Disambiguation of Italian verbs with irregular past historic: 6 20 23 15 23 7 7
  4. to govern
    Sense id: en-mantenere-it-verb-TOvsG~GR Categories (other): Italian verbs ending in -ere, Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary, Italian verbs with irregular future, Italian verbs with irregular past historic Disambiguation of Italian verbs ending in -ere: 8 17 20 13 20 9 13 Disambiguation of Italian verbs taking avere as auxiliary: 10 14 11 23 18 12 11 Disambiguation of Italian verbs with irregular future: 11 14 12 22 16 12 12 Disambiguation of Italian verbs with irregular past historic: 6 20 23 15 23 7 7
  5. to hold, to defend (a political possession, conquered territory, etc.)
    Sense id: en-mantenere-it-verb-NzcsgjEw Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks, Italian verbs ending in -ere, Italian verbs with irregular past historic Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 5 15 29 8 33 6 5 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 3 31 25 5 28 4 3 Disambiguation of Italian verbs ending in -ere: 8 17 20 13 20 9 13 Disambiguation of Italian verbs with irregular past historic: 6 20 23 15 23 7 7
  6. to uphold, to respect (a commitment, secret, etc.)
    Sense id: en-mantenere-it-verb-1E2uxp1h
  7. (now southern Italy) to hold (something) in one's hand Tags: Italy, Southern
    Sense id: en-mantenere-it-verb-aJbLruIZ Categories (other): Southern Italian, Italian verbs ending in -ere Disambiguation of Italian verbs ending in -ere: 8 17 20 13 20 9 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mantenersi

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "inh"
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "mantener"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish mantener",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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    },
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        "auxiliary"
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      "tags": [
        "gerund"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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        "past"
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manteniàmo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
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        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantenévi",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mantenevàmo",
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
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    {
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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        "singular"
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        "indicative",
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        "singular"
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "indicative",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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      "form": "mantenéste",
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        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "manténnero",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantènnero",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "historic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manterrò",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manterrài",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manterrà",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manterrémo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manterréte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manterrànno",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manterrèi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manterrésti",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manterrèbbe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manterrébbe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manterrémmo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manterréste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manterrèbbero",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manterrébbero",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantènga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantènga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantènga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manteniàmo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manteniàte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantèngano",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantenéssi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantenéssi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantenésse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantenéssimo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantenéste",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantenéssero",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantièni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantiéni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantènga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "imperative",
        "second-person-semantically",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manteniàmo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantenéte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantèngano",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person-semantically",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantenére",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantènga",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "second-person-semantically",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manteniàmo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantenéte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mantèngano",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "imperative",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "second-person-semantically",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "a/@"
      },
      "expansion": "mantenére (first-person singular present mantèngo, first-person singular past historic manténni or mantènni, past participle mantenùto, first-person singular future manterrò, auxiliary avére)",
      "name": "it-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "man‧te‧né‧re"
  ],
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        "1": "a/@"
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      "name": "it-conj"
    }
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  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "to maintain, to keep"
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          "maintain"
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  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to maintain, to keep"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maintain",
          "maintain"
        ],
        [
          "keep",
          "keep"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to conserve"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "conserve",
          "conserve"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to support (someone) financially or materially"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "support",
          "support"
        ],
        [
          "financially",
          "financially"
        ],
        [
          "materially",
          "materially"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to govern"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "govern",
          "govern"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to hold, to defend (a political possession, conquered territory, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "defend",
          "defend"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to uphold, to respect (a commitment, secret, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "uphold",
          "uphold"
        ],
        [
          "respect",
          "respect"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Southern Italian"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to hold (something) in one's hand"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(now southern Italy) to hold (something) in one's hand"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Italy",
        "Southern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/man.teˈne.re/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ere"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mantenere"
}

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