to maintain

Examples

• All

• Is there a sustainable way to maintain a healthy weight?

• Wait, I think we should try to maintain an atmosphere of goodwill and trust here.

  The Hoax (2006)

• There are other ways to maintain her health.

  Now Is Good (2012)

• Advice and support should be offered to achieve and maintain these changes for life.

  Academic text (2015)

• But this would also allow you to maintain your muscle and bone mass.

• I find it really helpful to do all you can to maintain your body's health.

• Physical activity is an important component of maintaining or achieving a healthy weight.

  Academic text (2008)

• I'm devoted to helping other people achieve and maintain sobriety.

  Rich Roll

• You don't have to eat carbohydrates to maintain your blood sugar.

• Not when the surgeon general recommends that, at minimum, you need 30 minutes of physical activity a day to maintain your weight and a healthy well-being.

  Super Size Me (2004)

Synonyms

K

to keep

vsto maintain

∞ 1.0

To look after someone and provide food or shelter

is focused on supplying necessities and support rather than direct personal care

P

to provide

vsto maintain

∞ 1.9

Earn money to support yourself or other people

is broader and covers general support and functioning beyond earning

S

to sustain

vsto maintain

222 3.9

To give a person or thing what it needs to live

is about supplying necessities so things can function rather than mere survival

K

to keep up

vsto maintain

53 3.0

To take care of something so it stays in good condition

is about supplying necessities and living support rather than physical upkeep

Antonyms

A

to abandon

773 3.1

Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care

N

to neglect

256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

Idioms

M

to maintain a straight face

• Informal

6.0

To keep your face looking serious and not show you are laughing

M

to maintain the high ground

6.7

Keep a morally better or stronger position in an argument

M

to maintain the upper hand

4.9

To keep an advantage or control over others

How Supported

to maintain

123 3.4

to sustain

102 4.0

to support

753 1.4

help

∞ 1.0

to abandon

773 3.1

Surface Forms

Etymology