maintain
🇺🇸
/meɪnˈteɪn/
🇬🇧
/meɪnˈteɪn/
verb
B2
to keep something the same
You need to maintain a healthy diet to stay well.
B2
to keep something working well by fixing it
It's important to maintain your car so it runs safely.
B2
to provide what someone needs to live
He works hard to maintain his family.
B2
to keep saying something is true
She continues to maintain that she is right.
translation
to keep something the same; to keep something working well by fixing it; to provide what someone needs to live; to keep saying something is true
Word Forms
3rd Present
maintains
Past
maintained
Perfect
maintained
Progressive
maintaining