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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "maintain"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something stay in the same state or condition
Transitive: to maintain sth
to maintain definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Engineers often maintain machinery to ensure optimal performance.
āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āĨ¤
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āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to keep a vehicle, building, road, etc. in good condition by doing regular repairs, renovations, or examinations
Transitive: to maintain a structure or facility
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It ’s important to regularly maintain your car to avoid costly repairs down the road.
āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ āĻŽā§‡āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻž

to supply someone or something with essential resources or support needed for survival or well-being
Transitive: to maintain sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She sends money each month to help maintain her relatives back home.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧇ āϟāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāύ āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽā§€āϝāĻŧāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§‹āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāϞāĻž

to support and affirm something as true, especially in the face of disagreement or challenge
Transitive: to maintain a belief or stance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The lawyer maintained his client ’s version of events during the trial.
āφāχāύāĻœā§€āĻŦā§€ āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϘāϟāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϰāĻŖ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻœā§‹āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāϞāĻž

to firmly and persistently express an opinion, belief, or statement as true and valid
Transitive: to maintain that
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite the controversy, the author maintains that the historical facts in the book are accurate.
āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻ• āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āĻŦāχāϟāĻŋāϰ āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āĨ¤
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āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to protect or support something firmly, especially when facing opposition or threats
Transitive: to maintain a position or condition
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Citizens banded together to maintain their neighborhood ’s safety against rising crime.
āύāĻžāĻ—āϰāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϧāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to keep a record of something by regularly documenting updates or details in writing
Transitive: to maintain a record
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The scientist maintained detailed notes of each experiment ’s results.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧀ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āύ⧋āϟ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤

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