The meaning of MAINTAIN is to keep in an existing state (as of repair, efficiency, or validity) : preserve from failure or decline. How to use maintain in a sentence.

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

To keep up or carry on; continue: maintain good relations. 2. To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain: maintain one's composure. 3. To keep in a condition of good repair or efficiency: maintain two …

Maintain, assert, aver, allege, hold, state all mean to express an opinion, judgment, or position. Maintain carries the implications of both firmness and persistence in declaring or supporting a conviction: She …

MAINTAIN definition: to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain. See examples of maintain used in a sentence.

If you say that someone maintains that something is true, you mean that they have stated their opinion strongly but not everyone agrees with them or believes them. He has maintained that the money was …

maintain, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

2 days ago · Verb maintain (third-person singular simple present maintains, present participle maintaining, simple past and past participle maintained) To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, …

Maintain definition: To keep up or carry on; continue.

MAINTAIN meaning: 1 : to cause (something) to exist or continue without changing; 2 : to keep (something) in good condition by making repairs, correcting problems, etc.