maintain

/meɪnˈteɪn/

意味: 維持する

例文: Kai maintains order during chaos.
　　  カイは混乱時も秩序を保つ。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: maintain order(秩序を維持する), maintain contact(連絡を保つ), maintain health(健康を維持する)

定義: 何かを同じ状態に保つこと。例えば、機械を良い状態に保つために修理したり、建物をきれいに保つことです。また、意見や立場を変えずに持ち続けることも意味します。

maintainは約20,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Verb: keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,
Verb: keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
Verb: supply with necessities and support
Verb: state categorically
Verb: have and exercise
Verb: maintain for use and service
Verb: maintain by writing regular records
Verb: state or assert
Verb: support against an opponent
Verb: stick to correctly or closely

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

I maintain my bike regularly to keep it running smoothly.(私は自転車を定期的に整備して調子を保つ。)
She tries to maintain a positive attitude during tough times.(彼女は困難な時も前向きな態度を維持しようとする。)
The company must maintain high standards to satisfy customers.(会社は顧客満足のために高い基準を維持しなければならない。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Verb: keep clean
Verb: hold in place
Verb: She always held herself as a lady
Verb: The students keep me on my toes
Verb: We preserve these archeological findings
Verb: The old lady could not keep up the building
Verb: children must be taught to conserve our national heritage
Verb: The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts
Verb: She alone sustained her family
Verb: The money will sustain our good cause
Verb: There’s little to earn and many to keep
Verb: wield power and authority
Verb: I keep a car in the countryside
Verb: She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips
Verb: keep a diary
Verb: maintain a record
Verb: keep notes
Verb: He maintained his innocence
Verb: The appellate court upheld the verdict
Verb: The pianist kept time with the metronome
Verb: keep count
Verb: I cannot keep track of all my employees

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): assert, asseverate, conserve, defend, exert, hold, keep, keep up, maintain, observe, preserve, sustain, uphold, wield

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): affirm, confirm, have, insist, keep, record

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): accession, assert, bear, book, carry, chronicle, claim, clock in, confirm, conserve, document, file, film, inscribe, justify, keep, log, log up, maintain, manifest, monopolize, notch, photograph, post, reaffirm, reconfirm, record, register, ring up, score, stand pat, stock, sustain, tally, uphold, validate, verify, videotape, wield

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): allege, carry, conserve, continue, distance, embalm, hold over, hold the line, housekeep, justify, patronage, plastinate, predicate, preserve, pressurize, reseed, vindicate

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: assertable, assertion, asseveration, asseverator, conservation, defensible, defensive, keep, maintainable, maintainer, maintenance, observation, preservation, preservative, sustenance, upholder

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: conversation, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

大学受験レベル

英検準2級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits

Movies(映画):

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: