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maintains

verb
Saymayn-TAYNZ/meɪnˈteɪnz/

1 meaning of maintains

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular present of maintain. Use it when one person or thing keeps something going.

    She maintains her bicycle so it always works well.

    The company maintains a small office downtown.

    Note

maintains is a form of maintain

maintain, verb: To keep something the same so it does not change or get worse. Full entry

Forms
maintainmaintains he/she/itmaintaining -ing formmaintained past tense, past participle
Spelling
maintain → maintains: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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