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Kept vs Maintained - What's the difference?

kept | maintained |

As verbs the difference between kept and maintained

is that kept is past tense of keep while maintained is past tense of maintain.

As an adjective maintained is

showing maintenance or attention.

kept

English

Verb

(head)
  • (keep)

    • Derived terms

    * kept man * kept woman

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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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