To maintain the historic bridge's structural integrity, engineers conduct regular inspections and replace corroded steel beams.
为了维护这座历史桥梁的结构完整性，工程师定期检查并更换腐蚀的钢梁。
A survey of remote workers found that those who maintained a strict, consistent start and end time for their workday reported significantly less difficulty falling asleep than those whose work hours varied unpredictably from day to day, even after accounting for total hours worked.
From a Inferences question · Information and Ideas
A longitudinal study tracking over two thousand adults found that maintaining close friendships in one's thirties predicted better physical health in one's sixties more strongly than exercise habits reported during the same thirties did.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
Software architect Lena Fischer argues that microservice architectures make large applications easier to maintain because individual components can be updated independently without redeploying the entire system.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “maintain”?
B — To keep something in good condition. “maintain” means to keep something in good condition.
Which word means “to keep something in good condition”?
C — maintain. “maintain” means to keep something in good condition.
maintain — to keep something in good condition. In Chinese: 维护，保持.
maintain is pronounced /meɪnˈteɪn/.
To maintain the historic bridge's structural integrity, engineers conduct regular inspections and replace corroded steel beams. (为了维护这座历史桥梁的结构完整性，工程师定期检查并更换腐蚀的钢梁。)
preserve, uphold, sustain — all close in meaning to maintain (to keep something in good condition).
neglect, abandon — each the opposite of maintain (to keep something in good condition).
Yes. maintain is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.