- retain, continue, keep, keep on, keep going - allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"
--1 is one way to prolong, sustain, keep up
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody