Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maintained

/meɪnˈteɪnd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
main-tained
IPA
/meɪnˈteɪnd/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

showing maintenance or attention

verb

simple past and past participle of maintain

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more maintained (comparative) most maintained (superlative)

Derived Forms

unmaintained

Phrases

maintained markup

Synonyms

kept up well-kept retained

Rhymes With

remained explained trained obtained gained contained self-contained sustained retained complained detained stained

Questions

How do you pronounce maintained?
The recorded pronunciation is /meɪnˈteɪnd/.
What does maintained mean?
showing maintenance or attention

How to pronounce maintained

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