maintaining
Definitions
noun
The act of doing maintenance.
Collocations
4ADJ.
competitive, criminal, easy, extra, green, healthy, helpful, high
She found maintaining a healthy diet while traveling for work quite challenging.
VERB + MAINTAINING
give, goes, help, start
Regular exercise helps maintaining a healthy weight and strong bones.
MAINTAINING + NOUN
beard, berber, body, cybersecurity, facade, friendships, ivy, popularity
She spent hours maintaining her beard to keep it looking neat and professional.
PREP.
in, in, than, towards, up
She was committed to maintaining up her fitness routine even during the busy winter months.
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Example Bank
6Maintaining a high salt diet may contribute to high blood pressure.
Tatoeba · #25723Maintaining that tie is important.
Tatoeba · #48411I spend a few hours a day maintaining my website.
Tatoeba · #909502Maintaining a criminal in the jail is very expensive.
Tatoeba · #1327499I've been trying to find out who is responsible for maintaining this road.
Tatoeba · #1934730Something like 80 per cent of the calories in our food goes towards maintaining our body temperature at a constant level.
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