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Held vs Maintained - What's the difference?

held | maintained |

As verbs the difference between held and maintained

is that held is past tense of hold while maintained is past tense of maintain.

As an adjective maintained is

showing maintenance or attention.

held

English

Verb

(head)
  • (hold)

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    * English irregular past participles English irregular simple past forms ----

    maintained

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • showing maintenance or attention
    • The house had a neat, well-maintained garden in front.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (maintain)
    • They maintained the house, the land, and the shed out back.

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