to make something continue at the same level, standard, etc. synonym preserve Extra Examples Building and maintaining good relationships is an important part ... Maintenance noun · Main street noun · Main verb noun

maintain something to keep a building, a machine, etc. in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly The house is large and difficult to maintain.

There are 31 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb maintain, 14 of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...

MAINTAIN definition: 1. to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less: 2. to keep a road…. Learn more.

the act of keeping something in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly. The school pays for heating and the maintenance of the buildings. Maintain verb · Main Street · Main verb · Maisie

the act of keeping something in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly. The school pays for heating and the maintenance of the buildings.

1 [intransitive, transitive] to stay in a particular condition or position; to make someone or something do this + adj. We huddled together to keep warm.

​needing a lot of attention or effort. a high-maintenance garden; (informal) a high-maintenance friend. opposite low-maintenance. Definitions on the go.

To pay attention or regard to; to observe, stand to, or dutifully abide by (an ordinance, law, custom, practice, covenant, promise, faith, a thing prescribed or ...

maintain verb [T] (NOT CHANGE) ... to make a situation or activity continue in the same way: The army has been brought in to maintain order in the region.