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sustain
[suh-steyn]
verb (used with object)
to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
Synonyms:to bear (a burden, charge, etc.).
to undergo, experience, or suffer (injury, loss, etc.); endure without giving way or yielding.
Synonyms:to keep (a person, the mind, the spirits, etc.) from giving way, as under trial or affliction.
to keep up or keep going, as an action or process.
to sustain a conversation.
Synonyms:to supply with food, drink, and other necessities of life.
to provide for (an institution or the like) by furnishing means or funds.
to support (a cause or the like) by aid or approval.
to uphold as valid, just, or correct, as a claim or the person making it.
The judge sustained the lawyer's objection.
to confirm or corroborate, as a statement.
Further investigation sustained my suspicions.
sustain
/ səˈsteɪn, səˈsteɪnɪdlɪ /
verb
to hold up under; withstand
to sustain great provocation
to undergo (an injury, loss, etc); suffer
to sustain a broken arm
to maintain or prolong
to sustain a discussion
to support physically from below
to provide for or give support to, esp by supplying necessities
to sustain one's family
to sustain a charity
to keep up the vitality or courage of
to uphold or affirm the justice or validity of
to sustain a decision
to establish the truth of; confirm
noun
music the prolongation of a note, by playing technique or electronics
Other Word Forms
- sustainable adjective
- sustainingly adverb
- sustainment noun
- nonsustaining adjective
- unsustaining adjective
- ܲˈٲԱ adjective
- sustainedly adverb
- ܲˈٲԳԳ noun
- ܲˈٲԾԲ adjective
- ܲˈٲԾԲly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sustain1
Example Sentences
In times of economic vendor hardship such as rainy seasons or emergencies like January’s fires, the nonprofit launched a “vendor buy-out” initiative to help sustain them.
"To come under sustained attack when you are there to serve and protect all is disheartening to say the least," she added.
it did affect, that we could just see, was it sustained cultural impact.
If the US leaves, Aukus could very well become an awkward Auk – but could the UK realistically offer enough for Australia to sustain the agreement?
The United States has also contributed to this effort to a degree with sustained operations against the Houthis in Yemen from March to May this year, including hundreds of airstrikes.
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When To Use
To sustain a claim or an idea is to uphold it as valid, just or correct. How does sustain differ from the synonyms maintain, support, or uphold? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
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