v · academic
maintain
/meɪnˈteɪn/main·TAIN
to keep something in the same condition or to state firmly that something is true
Examples
“The university seeks to maintain high standards in teaching.”
“The author maintains that the policy will harm small businesses.”
“It is hard to maintain progress without extra funding.”
Band 8 sentence
“While many commentators maintain that globalization delivers broad benefits, closer analysis shows winners and losers across different communities.”
Collocations
- maintain that
- maintain control
- maintain standards
Word family
Common mistakes
He maintained his family by working long hours.→He supported his family by working long hours.
She maintained that the policy are useful.→She maintained that the policy was useful.
Say it for a higher band
5keep→6preserve→7+maintain
Synonyms
preserve
assert
Easily confused
support
“The data support the researcher's hypothesis.”
assert
“She asserted that the measure would be ineffective.”
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