sustain

[ suh-steyn ]

/ səˈsteɪn /

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verb (used with object)

to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.

to bear (a burden, charge, etc.).

to undergo, experience, or suffer (injury, loss, etc.); endure without giving way or yielding.

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.

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.

Origin of sustain

1250–1300; Middle English suste(i)nen < Anglo-French sustenir, Old French < Latin sustinēre to uphold, equivalent to sus- sus- + -tinēre, combining form of tenēre to hold

SYNONYMS FOR sustain

1 carry.

3 bear.

5 maintain.

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synonym study for sustain

1. See support.

OTHER WORDS FROM sustain

sus·tain·a·ble, adjective sus·tain·ed·ly

[suh-stey-nid-lee, -steynd-] /səˈsteɪ nɪd li, -ˈsteɪnd-/, adverb sus·tain·ing·ly, adverb sus·tain·ment, noun

non·sus·tained, adjective non·sus·tain·ing, adjective pre·sus·tained, adjective un·sus·tained, adjective un·sus·tain·ing, adjective well-sus·tained, adjective

Words nearby sustain

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British Dictionary definitions for sustaining

sustain

/ (səˈsteɪn) /

verb (tr)

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

Derived forms of sustain

sustained, adjective sustainedly (səˈsteɪnɪdlɪ), adverb sustaining, adjective sustainingly, adverb

sustainment, noun

Word Origin for sustain

C13: via Old French from Latin sustinēre to hold up, from sub- + tenēre to hold

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sustain

verb (used with object)

Origin of sustain

SYNONYMS FOR sustain

synonym study for sustain

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Example sentences from the Web for sustaining

British Dictionary definitions for sustaining

verb (tr)

noun

Derived forms of sustain

Word Origin for sustain

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

sustain

verb (used with object)

Origin of sustain

SYNONYMS FOR sustain

synonym study for sustain

OTHER WORDS FROM sustain

Words nearby sustain

Words related to sustaining

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verb (tr)

noun

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