maintain
verb (used with object)
maintains
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present tense formof maintain (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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He maintains his son's death was "preventable had the level of care been as it should have been."
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
It raises its target price to 22.90 Singapore dollars from S$21.80 and maintains a buy rating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Modi maintains cordial relations with both Iran and US ally Israel, but is also careful to strike a delicate balance in India's ties with Washington.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Sudmant currently maintains cell cultures from numerous primate species and is using them to investigate the genetics of longevity and the relationship between lifespan and DNA repair genes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
His discussion of clear and distinct ideas thus follows the example of Descartes, who maintains that only ideas which are clear can be used in argument.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
