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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Maintain

'Maintain' does not mean 'keep' as in 'I maintained (kept) my possessions' correct? It only means keep in the sense of 'continue' correct?
  

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AH020387 'I maintained (kept) my possessions'
You could say, "I maintained/kept a log of all the items which were brought in or taken out."
"I maintained my rental properties in first class condition."
"I maintained/kept a close watch on all my grandchildren."
"I maintained/kept a course of North by Northwest."

It could be "to manage," as
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