maintains meaning

Definition of maintains in English Dictionary

• VerbBFmaintainPRmaintainingPT, PPmaintained
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of maintain.
• More Examples
  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • Continuous watchfulness is maintained around the clock.
     • The cytoskeleton is a dynamic arrangement of actin filaments that maintain cell shape and are vital in mediating the mechanobiological response of the cell.
     • This system mainly regulates the blood pressure and maintains hydromineral homeostasis.
  2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
     • Overoptimizing the source code of a computer program may yield insignificant performance gains while making it difficult to read and maintain.
     • Classrooms became larger, but the egg crate design was maintained.

• Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
  1. Verbs
     • Verb forms
       • Verb singular forms
         • Third-person singular forms

Other Vocabulary

1. en maintain
2. en maintaine
3. en quintains