Word: maintain
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: main
tain
Definition: To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert.
Morphemes:
Affix: maintain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: manū
Language: la
Decoded: manu
Meaning: with the hand
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: I hold