To retain a certain state; to continue.
To have ontological reality; to exist.
To survive on a minimum of resources.
To maintain, or keep in existence.
To provide for or nourish.
To encourage or sanction (something).
To allow, accept, or admit (e.g. an objection or motion) as valid.
To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.