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- Dictionarymaintain/meɪnˈteɪn/
verb
- 1. cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue: "the need to maintain close links between industry and schools" Similar Opposite
- 2. provide with necessities for life or existence: "the allowance covers the basic costs of maintaining a child" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of MAINTAIN is to keep in an existing state (as of repair, efficiency, or validity) : preserve from failure or decline. How to use maintain in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Maintain.
MAINTAIN definition: 1. to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less: 2. to keep a road…. Learn more.
Maintain definition: to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain. See examples of MAINTAIN used in a sentence.
MAINTAIN meaning: 1. to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less: 2. to keep a road…. Learn more.
6 meanings: 1. to continue or retain; keep in existence 2. to keep in proper or good condition 3. to support a style of living.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of maintain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Maintain means to keep the same––keep steady, keep up, or keep going. Sure, you can ride your bike super fast on a flat surface, but it can be hard to maintain that speed, or keep the same speed, going up a hill. When you maintain a strict study schedule, you stick to it.