āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
maintain
/meâÉĒntËeâÉĒn/
to maintain
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āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž, āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to make something stay in the same state or condition
Transitive: to maintain sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Engineers often maintain machinery to ensure optimal performance.
āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāĻ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻā§ āϏāϰā§āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŽ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤā§āĨ¤
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āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
to keep a vehicle, building, road, etc. in good condition by doing regular repairs, renovations, or examinations
Transitive: to maintain a structure or facility
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It âs important to regularly maintain your car to avoid costly repairs down the road.
āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻŽā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻāϰāĻž
to supply someone or something with essential resources or support needed for survival or well-being
Transitive: to maintain sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She sends money each month to help maintain her relatives back home.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϤā§āĻŽā§āϝāĻŧāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāϞāĻž
to support and affirm something as true, especially in the face of disagreement or challenge
Transitive: to maintain a belief or stance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The lawyer maintained his client âs version of events during the trial.
āĻāĻāύāĻā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āύā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻāϰāĻŖ āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāϞāĻž
to firmly and persistently express an opinion, belief, or statement as true and valid
Transitive: to maintain that
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite the controversy, the author maintains that the historical facts in the book are accurate.
āĻŦāĻŋāϤāϰā§āĻ āϏāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦā§āĻ, āϞā§āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž, āϰāĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to protect or support something firmly, especially when facing opposition or threats
Transitive: to maintain a position or condition
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Citizens banded together to maintain their neighborhood âs safety against rising crime.
āύāĻžāĻāϰāĻŋāĻāϰāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŦāϰā§āϧāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ
āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϰāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
to keep a record of something by regularly documenting updates or details in writing
Transitive: to maintain a record
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The scientist maintained detailed notes of each experiment âs results.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āύā§āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
maintainable
maintained
maintainer
maintain
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