sustained
Use Sustained in a sentence
verb (used with object)
2.
to bear (a burden, charge, etc.).
3.
to undergo, experience, or suffer (injury, loss, etc.); endure without giving way or yielding.
4.
to keep (a person, the mind, the spirits, etc.) from giving way, as under trial or affliction.
5.
to keep up or keep going, as an action or process: to sustain a conversation.
6.
to supply with food, drink, and other necessities of life.
7.
to provide for (an institution or the like) by furnishing means or funds.
8.
to support (a cause or the like) by aid or approval.
9.
to uphold as valid, just, or correct, as a claim or the person making it: The judge sustained the lawyer's objection.
10.
to confirm or corroborate, as a statement: Further investigation sustained my suspicions.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
sus·tain·a·ble, adjective
nɪd 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
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sustain (səˈsteɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 | |
| 9. | music the prolongation of a note, by playing technique or electronics |
| [C13: via Old French from Latin sustinēre to hold up, from | |
| sus'tained | |
| —adj | |
| sustainedly | |
| —adv | |
| sus'taining | |
| —adj | |
| sus'tainingly | |
| —adv | |
| sus'tainment | |
| —n | |
| sustain (səˈsteɪn) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 | |
| 9. | music the prolongation of a note, by playing technique or electronics |
| [C13: via Old French from Latin sustinēre to hold up, from | |
| sus'tained | |
| —adj | |
| sustainedly | |
| —adv | |
| sus'taining | |
| —adj | |
| sus'tainingly | |
| —adv | |
| sus'tainment | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
sustain
late 13c., from O.Fr. sustenir "hold up, endure," from L. sustinere "hold up, support, endure," from sub "up from below" + tenere "to hold" (see tenet).
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Example sentences
During those sustained eruptions, ash mixed with melted snow and ice to create dramatic floods called lahars.
The goal is sustained economic growth that can help reduce and eventually eliminate poppy cultivation.
Without a rapid and sustained increase in overall rates of economic growth, reducing poverty will remain a considerable challenge.
The illusion is not sustained as well if you copy the image and paste it into a paint program and zoom in.
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