Word: maintaining
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: main
tai
ning
Definition: Present participle of maintain; maintain for use and service
Morphemes:
Affix: maintain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: manū
Language: la
Decoded: manu
Meaning: with the hand
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: I hold
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.