sus·tain (s -st n )tr.v. sus·tained, sus·tain·ing, sus·tains 1. To keep in existence; maintain. 2. To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for. 3. To support from below; keep from falling or sinking; prop. 4. To support the spirits, vitality, or resolution of; encourage. 5. To bear up under; withstand: can't sustain the blistering heat. 6. To experience or suffer: sustained a fatal injury. 7. To affirm the validity of: The judge has sustained the prosecutor's objection. 8. To prove or corroborate; confirm. 9. To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently. [Middle English sustenen, from Old French sustenir, from Latin sustin  re : sub-, from below; see sub- + tenre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]sus·tain  a·bili·ty n.sus·tain a·ble adj.sus·tain er n.sus·tain ment n. |
sustain [səˈsteɪn]
vb (tr)
1. to hold up under; withstand to sustain great provocation
2. to undergo (an injury, loss, etc.); suffer to sustain a broken arm
3. to maintain or prolong to sustain a discussion
4. to support physically from below
5. to provide for or give support to, esp by supplying necessities to sustain one's family to sustain a charity
6. to keep up the vitality or courage of
7. to uphold or affirm the justice or validity of to sustain a decision
8. to establish the truth of; confirm
n
(Music, other) Music the prolongation of a note, by playing technique or electronics
[via Old French from Latin sustinēre to hold up, from sub- + tenēre to hold]
sustained adj
sustainedly [səˈsteɪnɪdlɪ] adv
sustaining adj
sustainingly adv
sustainment n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | sustain - lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work" keep on, retain, continue, keep - allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; "She retained her composure"; "this garment retains its shape even after many washings" |
| 2. | sustain - undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" collapse, break down - collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack cramp - suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle have - suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis" experience, have, receive, get - go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" | |
| 3. | sustain - provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" carry - be able to feed; "This land will carry ten cows to the acre" | |
| 4. | sustain - supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep" patronage - support by being a patron of reseed - maintain by seeding without human intervention; "Some plants reseed themselves indefinitely" have, have got, hold - have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard" carry - keep up with financial support; "The Federal Government carried the province for many years" | |
| 5. | sustain - be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" scaffold - provide with a scaffold for support; "scaffold the building before painting it" block - support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car" carry - bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of; "His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage" chock - support on chocks; "chock the boat" pole - support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans" bracket - support with brackets; "bracket bookshelves" underpin - support from beneath prop, prop up, shore up, shore - support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building" truss - support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges" brace - support by bracing | |
| 6. | sustain - admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion" acknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" | |
| 7. | sustain - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" vouch - give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds" verify - confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim" shew, show, demonstrate, prove, establish - establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" document - support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?" validate - prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something |
sustain
verb
1. maintain, continue, keep up, prolong, keep going, keep alive, protract He has sustained his fierce social conscience.
2. suffer, experience, undergo, feel, bear, endure, withstand, bear up under Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage.
4. keep alive, nourish, provide for not enough food to sustain a mouse
Translations
sustain [səsˈteɪn] VT
1. (= keep going) [+ interest, relationship, marriage] → mantener; [+ effort] → sostener, continuar; [+ life] → sustentar (Mus) [+ note] → sostener
the economy was not able to sustain a long war → la economía no podía soportar una guerra larga
the economy was not able to sustain a long war → la economía no podía soportar una guerra larga
2. (frm) (= suffer) [+ attack] → sufrir(y rechazar); [+ damage, loss] → sufrir; [+ injury] → recibir, sufrir; [+ defeat] → padecer
both ships sustained minor damage → ambos buques sufrieron daños de menor consideración
both ships sustained minor damage → ambos buques sufrieron daños de menor consideración
3. (= support) (lit) [+ weight] → sostener, apoyar (fig) [+ theory] → confirmar, corroborar
it is his belief in God that sustains him → su fe en Dios es lo que lo sostiene or mantiene
it is his belief in God that sustains him → su fe en Dios es lo que lo sostiene or mantiene
4. (Jur) (= uphold) [+ objection] → admitir; [+ claim] → corroborar, respaldar; [+ charge] → confirmar, corroborar
objection sustained → la objeción está admitida
objection sustained → la objeción está admitida
sustain [səˈsteɪn] vt
(= keep up) [+ interest] → nourrir; [+ effort, growth] → maintenir
The problem was how to create and sustain public interest → Le problème était de savoir comment éveiller et nourrir l'intérêt du public.
The problem was how to create and sustain public interest → Le problème était de savoir comment éveiller et nourrir l'intérêt du public.
(= keep going) [+ person] (physically) → permettre de tenir
One slice of bread was not going to sustain me for long → Une tranche de pain ne me permettrait pas de tenir longtemps.
One slice of bread was not going to sustain me for long → Une tranche de pain ne me permettrait pas de tenir longtemps.
(= keep going) [+ person] (mentally)
I am sustained by letters of support → Je trouve des forces dans les lettres de soutien que je reçois.
I am sustained by letters of support → Je trouve des forces dans les lettres de soutien que je reçois.
sustain
vt
(= support) load, weight → aushalten, tragen; life → erhalten; family → unterhalten; charity → unterstützen; (= nourish) body → bei Kräften halten; not enough to sustain life → nicht genug zum Leben; that isn’t enough food to sustain you → das wird Ihnen nicht reichen; his love has sustained her over the years → seine Liebe hat ihr über die Jahre hinweg viel Kraft gegeben
(= keep going, maintain) pretence, argument, theory, effort, veto, interest, support → aufrechterhalten; growth, position → beibehalten; (Mus) note → (aus)halten; (Theat) accent, characterization → durchhalten; (Jur) objection → stattgeben (+dat); objection sustained → Einspruch stattgegeben ? also sustained
sustain [səsˈteɪn] vt
sustain [səsˈteɪn] vt
a. (weight) → sostenere, sopportare; (body, life) → mantenere (Mus) (note) → tenere; (effort, role, pretence) → sostenere
"objection sustained" (Am) (Law) → "obiezione accolta"
"objection sustained" (Am) (Law) → "obiezione accolta"
sustain [səsˈteɪn] vt
v sustain [səˈstein]
1 to bear (the weight of) The branches could hardly sustain the weight of the fruit. dra يَحْمِل، يَتَحَمَّل поддържам unést bære tragen αντέχω, βαστώ (π.χ. βάρος) sostener, aguantar kandma, (ülal) hoidma متحمل شدن kannattaa supporter לָשֵאת जीवित रखना nositi, podnositi tart menahan halda/bera uppi sostenere 支える 지탱하다 išlaikyti balstīt; turēt menahan dragen bære, holde (oppe) podtrzymywać (ciężar) aguentar a suporta выдерживать uniesť vzdržati izdržati tåla, hålla för รักษาไว้ taşımak 支撐 витримувати; підпирати بوجھ اٹھانا chống đỡ, giữ vững được 支撑
2 to give help or strength to The thought of seeing her again sustained him throughout his ordeal. help, krag gee يُعَزِّز، يُساعِد، يُعْطي قُوَّه подкрепям posílit hjælpe; styrke aufrecht halten στηρίζω, βοηθώ mantener, dar fuerzas jõudu andma تاب آوردن antaa voimia soutenir לְחַזֵק निर्वाह करना podupirati, održavati erőt ad memberi tenaga styðja, halda gangandi sostenere 元気づける 기운나게하다 palaikyti atbalstīt; stiprināt menyebabkan seseorang tabah hati steunen støtte, nære podtrzymywać (na duchu) amparar a susţine поддерживать posilniť podpirati održati hålla uppe (vid mod) สนับสนุน güç vermek, sabır gücü vermek 給以支援或力量 підтримувати; підкріпляти сили سہارا دینا، ہمت دلانا duy trì, cứu sống 给以支持或力量
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