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UK
/meɪntˈeɪn/
]
[ US /meɪnˈteɪn/ ]
[ US /meɪnˈteɪn/ ]
VERB
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keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
The old lady could not keep up the building
We preserve these archeological findings
The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts
children must be taught to conserve our national heritage -
state or assert
He maintained his innocence -
have and exercise
wield power and authority -
support against an opponent
The appellate court upheld the verdict -
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., `keep clean'
She always held herself as a lady
The students keep me on my toes
hold in place -
stick to correctly or closely
The pianist kept time with the metronome
I cannot keep track of all my employees
keep count -
supply with necessities and support
The money will sustain our good cause
She alone sustained her family
There's little to earn and many to keep -
maintain for use and service
I keep a car in the countryside
She keeps an apartment in Paris for her shopping trips - state categorically
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maintain by writing regular records
keep notes
maintain a record
keep a diary
How To Use maintain In A Sentence
- While maintaining a level of accessibility and providing information are important, this must not dumb the work down, compromise the artists' intentions, or remove the challenge aspect of art that many people thrive on.
- I eat a lot of chicken and fish, rice and pasta and maintain an all-round healthy diet. Times, Sunday Times
- Steve maintains that the peppers give the bland turkey a piquant flavour.
- The UN at the moment is still trying to maintain the charade of neutrality.
- Most intriguingly, among the described symptoms of fugu poisoning is progressive limb paralysis while maintaining consciousness.
- Then prop yourself up using your toes and forearms maintaining a flat position. The Sun
- Taking up so much of the roof area, it has to stay sealed with the glass permanently in place to maintain the car's body rigidity.
- Jones and Armstrong maintain a consistently high standard.
- So far is he from admitting the possibility of any dissiliency between the Divine will and absolute right, that he turns the tables on his opponents, and classes among Atheists those of his contemporaries who maintain that God can command what is contrary to the intrinsic right; that He has no inclination to the good of his creatures; that He can justly doom an innocent being to eternal torments; or that whatever God wills is just because He wills it. A Manual of Moral Philosophy
- They go in sheep's russet, many great men that might maintain themselves in cloth of gold, and seem to be dejected, humble by their outward carriage, when as inwardly they are swollen full of pride, arrogancy, and self-conceit. Anatomy of Melancholy