| maintain | 3. support, menanggung: he has a large family to ~, dia menanggung keluarga yg besar; he was ~ed by his uncle while studying, dia ditanggung oleh bapa saudaranya semasa menuntut; 4.strongly assert, mempertahankan: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| maintain | vt 1. cause to continue, keep up, mengekalkan: to ~ discipline in the class, mengekalkan disiplin dlm kelas; to ~ good relations with neighbouring countries, mengekalkan hubungan baik dgn negara-negara jiran; 2. < | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contend | vt assert, maintain, menegaskan, berkeras mengatakan: she ~s that her brother is innocent, dia berkeras mengatakan bahawa adiknya tdk bersalah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| watch | 6. maintain an interest in, mengikuti: the nation is ~ing with interest the growth of the new political party, negara itu sedang mengikuti perkembangan parti politik yg baru itu dgn penuh minat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| support | 3. maintain, provide for, menyara: the boy has been able to ~ himself since he was fifteen, budak itu dapat menyara dirinya sendiri sejak dia berumur lima belas tahun; a man who has a wife and six children to ~, lelaki yg mempunyai seorang isteri dan enam orang anak utk disara; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stand | c. maintain a particular attitude, pendirian: the newly appointed minister was asked to explain how he stood on the question of polygamy, menteri yg baru dilantik itu diminta menerangkan pendiriannya ttg poligami; the government must ~ firm against this kind of political blackmail, kerajaan mesti mempunyai pendirian yg tegas thdp ugutan politik begini; ~ on the sidelines, berdiri dan melihat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| keep | b. maintain morale, courage, spirit, etc, supaya [sst] tdk + approp adj: they kept their spirits up by singing patriotic songs, mereka menyanyikan lagu-lagu patriotik supaya semangat mereka tdk luntur; c. take care of st | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lose | 4. fail to maintain, [various translations]: the car continued to ~ speed, kereta itu semakin perlahan; he wanted to ask his boss for a raise but he lost his nerve at the last minute, dia hendak meminta kenaikan gaji pd ketuanya tapi dia menjadi tdk berani pd saat-saat akhir; he used to be keen on gardening but he has lost interest lately, pd suatu masa dia amat suka berkebun tetapi kebelakangan ini dia tdk berminat lagi; the word has lost its original meaning, perkataan itu telah hilang makna asalnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sustain | vt 1. maintain or prolong, keep up, dapat mengekalkan: we hope to ~ this high rate of growth, kita berharap dapat mengekalkan kadar pertumbuhan yg tinggi spt ini; the plot of the novel ~s the interest of the reader throughout, plot novel itu dapat mengekalkan minat pembaca utk terus membaca; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| insist | ~ /on, upon/, a. declare, maintain firmly, /berkeras mengatakan, menegaskan/ bahawa: Salim ~ed on his brother’s innocence, Salim berkeras mengatakan bahawa adiknya tdk bersalah; b. demand, urge in emphatic manner, berkeras /hendakkan, mahukan/; (to do st) berkeras hendak: he ~ed on his sons being there, dia berkeras hendakkan anak-anak lelakinya hadir; the manager ~ed on punctuality, pengurus itu berkeras hendakkan para pekerja datang tepat pd waktunya; to my surprise, he ~ed on paying the bill, saya terperanjat apabila dia berkeras hendak membayar bil itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |