fenntart
B2
Hungarian
hold, maintain, sustain, perpetuate, uphold
VERB
B2
1
hold
B2
Usage pattern:
fenntart vmit, például véleményt, álláspontot vagy állapotot
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Meaning
Maintain position or condition
Themes
continuity
|position
|state
|opinion
|belief
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To keep a particular position, state, or opinion without changing it.
VERB
C1
FORMAL
1
maintain
B2
Usage pattern:
fenntartja, hogy ...
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Meaning
State firmly is true
Themes
claim
|insistence
|truth_claim
|disagreement
|formal_speech
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To assert or claim something strongly, especially in the face of opposition.
VERB
B2
1
sustain
B2
Usage pattern:
fenntart valamit
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Meaning
Maintain or keep going
Themes
continuation
|maintenance
|performance
|growth
|duration
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To cause something to continue for a period of time without stopping.
VERB
B2
1
sustain
B1
Usage pattern:
életet/fennmaradást/létezést fenntart
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Meaning
Support life or existence
Themes
survival
|life
|support
|ecology
|resources
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To provide the necessities that allow someone or something to live or continue existing.
VERB
B2
1
perpetuate
C1
Usage pattern:
fenntart vmit
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Meaning
cause a harmful thing to continue
Themes
harmful_continuation
|social_issues
|stereotypes
|persistence
|causation
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Definition
To cause a harmful or unwanted situation, belief, or practice to continue or be repeated instead of stopping.
VERB
B2
2
maintain
B2
Usage pattern:
fenntart vmit
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Meaning
Continue to have or keep
Themes
continuity
|preservation
|state
|level
|position
|self_control
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To continue to have or keep a particular state, quality, or position over time.
VERB
B2
FORMAL
2
uphold
C1
Usage pattern:
fenntart vmit
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Meaning
confirm a previous ruling or decision
Themes
law
|courts
|decisions
|appeals
|official_process
Definition
To formally decide that an earlier decision, ruling, verdict, complaint, or appeal was correct and will continue to have effect.
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