The document defines the verb "maintain" as making something continue in the same way or at the same standard as before. It provides examples of maintaining a car by changing the oil and tuning it up, and maintaining health by eating well, exercising, and sleeping. It also notes that a maintenance man maintains a building and its grounds.

1. maintain verb to make something continue in the same way or at the same standard as before: Maintain your car by changing the oil and getting a tune-up. How many syllables? People maintain or keep up their health by eating right, exercising, and sleeping at night. The maintenance man maintains the building and grounds.

2. main·tain People go on diets to ____________ their body weight. If students do not _____________ the computers properly, the teachers will become upset. People ___________ their cars, they want to keep their car engines running smoothly. Despite the lack of money, schools are doing their best to ___________ high standards of teaching and learning.

3. If you recycle a product, are you maintaining it for It’s original purpose? Do you think people who maintain their health will live longer? Do people maintain their cars, their houses, and their bodies? If you spend your money, are you maintaining it?