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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
Derived Forms
- ܲˈٲԱ, adjective
- sustainedly, adverb
- ܲˈٲԳԳ, noun
- ܲˈٲԾԲ, adjective
- ܲˈٲԾԲly, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·ٲ·· adjective
- ܲ·ٲ·Բ· adverb
- ܲ·ٲ·Գ noun
- ԴDz·ܲ·ٲ·Բ adjective
- ܲ·ܲ·ٲ·Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sustain1
Example Sentences
The Germany forward sustained a serious muscle tear during Arsenal's winter training tour to Dubai in February which required an operation.
The resilience of the US jobs market over the last few years has surprised analysts, helping to sustain spending even as households faced rising prices and a sharp jump in interest rates.
The spell of hot weather was triggered by an area of high pressure which had become blocked over the UK, leading to a sustained south-easterly air flow bringing warm conditions.
An injury sustained in the third Test against New Zealand in December was the second time in five months the talismanic captain had hurt his left hamstring.
“The department doesn’t have to go away. The department can sustain itself,” the council member said.
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When To Use
What are other ways to say sustain?
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 .
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