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- Dictionarysustain/səˈsteɪn/
verb
- 1. strengthen or support physically or mentally: "this thought had sustained him throughout the years" Similar Opposite
- 2. undergo or suffer (something unpleasant, especially an injury): "he sustained severe head injuries" Similar
noun
- 1. an effect or facility on a keyboard or electronic instrument whereby a note can be sustained after the key is released.
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SUSTAIN definition: 1. to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time: 2. to keep alive: 3. to suffer…. Learn more.
1. : to give support or relief to. 2. : to supply with sustenance : nourish. 3. : keep up, prolong. 4. : to support the weight of : prop. also : to carry or withstand (a weight or pressure) 5. : to buoy up. sustained by hope. 6. a. : to bear up under. b. : suffer, undergo.
Sustain definition: to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.. See examples of SUSTAIN used in a sentence.
SUSTAIN meaning: 1. to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time: 2. to keep alive: 3. to suffer…. Learn more.
If you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time. He has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age.
Sustain means to support something or keep it going. If you get hungry in the mid-afternoon, you might try snacking to sustain your energy through dinner.
Definition of sustain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.