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maintain

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Understanding meaning

Maintenance comes from maintain which means to make sure that something stays in good working order.

For example:

The job of the law is the maintenance of order in society.

Apartment owners pay monthly maintenance fees to make sure that everything in their apartments will work properly.

Which answers below are closest in meaning to maintenance? Choose the 3 correct answers.

ignoring something

looking after something carefully

keeping something in good order

caring for something to keep it working properly