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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 51Թ Forms
- sustainable adjective
- sustainingly adverb
- sustainment noun
- nonsustaining adjective
- unsustaining adjective
- ܲˈٲԱ adjective
- sustainedly adverb
- ܲˈٲԳԳ noun
- ܲˈٲԾԲ adjective
- ܲˈٲԾԲly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sustain1
Example Sentences
Van Poortvliet was England's first-choice nine before the 2023 Rugby World Cup but sustained an ankle injury, which forced him to withdraw from the tournament and gave Mitchell an opportunity to stake his claim.
England faces huge future water shortages and needs a "continued and sustained effort" to reduce demand, including more hosepipe bans and 'smart' water meters, warns the Environment Agency.
They survived a sustained US bombing campaign earlier this year, and were able to bring down several US Reaper drones with short range ground-to-air missiles.
Blackburn Women withdrew from the WSL 2 after claiming the financial requirements "can no longer be sustained".
The result is a sustained collision between unfettered consumerism, gender-role anxiety and entrenched beliefs about what kinds of love are valid and meaningful.
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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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