What does mantenido in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word mantenido in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mantenido in Spanish.

The word mantenido in Spanish means kept, maintain, affirm, maintain, support, keep, still be standing, hold up, stand by, hold. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word mantenido

kept

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (quien vive a expensas de otro) (lives at the expense of others)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

maintain, affirm

verbo transitivo (idea, postura: afirmar) (uphold)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El preso mantiene su declaración inicial.
The prisoner is maintaining (or: affirming) his original statement.

maintain, support

verbo transitivo (personas económicamente) (feed, clothe, house)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Desde que está en paro mantiene a su familia de la caridad.
Ever since he was laid off, he has maintained (or: supported) his family with the help of charity.

keep

verbo transitivo (conservar estado incial)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los familiares mantuvieron caliente al herido hasta que llegó la ambulancia.
His family members kept the wounded man warm until the ambulance arrived.

still be standing, hold up

verbo pronominal (estructura: aguantar) (continue upright)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
A pesar de su inclinación, la Torre de Pisa se mantiene.
continue to exist

stand by

(sostener opinión con firmeza)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
A pesar de las evidencias científicas, algunos se mantienen en esa creencia errónea.
Despite scientific proof, some people stand by that mistaken belief.

hold

verbo transitivo (sostener algo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mantén un momento la bandeja que tengo que responder al teléfono.
Hold the tray for a moment; I need to answer the phone.

Let's learn Spanish

So now that you know more about the meaning of mantenido in Spanish, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in Spanish.

Do you know about Spanish

Spanish (español), also known as Castilla, is a language of the Iberian-Romance group of the Romance languages, and the 4th most common language in the world according to Some sources, while others list it as a 2nd or 3rd most common language. It is the mother tongue of about 352 million people, and is spoken by 417 million people when adding its speakers as a language. sub (estimated in 1999). Spanish and Portuguese have very similar grammar and vocabulary; The number of similar vocabulary of these two languages is up to 89%. Spanish is the primary language of 20 countries around the world. It is estimated that the total number of speakers of Spanish is between 470 and 500 million, making it the second most widely spoken language in the world by number of native speakers.