"maintain" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /meɪnˈteɪn/ Audio: en-us-maintain.ogg [US] Forms: maintain [canonical], maintains [third-person, singular], maintained [past], maintained [past, participle], maintaining [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you maintain something, you keep it at the same level.
    Sense id: simple-maintain-en-verb-Acr5X5R-
  2. If you maintain something, you say or write that it's a fact.
    Sense id: simple-maintain-en-verb-3qp0HxAF
  3. If you maintain a machine, you keep it working well and fix it when it breaks.
    Sense id: simple-maintain-en-verb-cyQvC-Hm
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          "text": "It's so important to maintain balance in all areas of your life."
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