verb/manteˈneɾ/
to keep; to maintain, to support; to sustain, to preserve, to retain, to uphold; to maintain, continue, to keep up; to stay, to remain
“Mantenga la tapa cerrada, por favor.” — Keep the lid closed, please.
Inherited from Late Latin manūtenēre (“to support”), from Latin manū (“with the hand”) + teneō (“to hold”). Equivalent to mano + tener. Compare Galician and Portuguese manter, French maintenir, Italian mantenere.