sustain

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /səˈsteɪn/, SAMPA: /s@"steIn/

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• Rhymes: -eɪn

Etymology

From Old French sustenir (French: soutenir), from Latin sustineo, from sub- + teneo.

Noun

Wikipedia sustain (plural sustains)

1. (music) A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.

Verb

sustain (third-person singular simple present sustains, present participle sustaining, simple past and past participle sustained)

1. (transitive) To maintain (something), or keep it in existence.
2. (transitive) To provide for or nourish (something).
3. (transitive) To encourage (something).
4. (transitive) To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
5. (transitive) To confirm, prove, or corroborate (something).

Derived terms

• sustainable
• sustainedly

Related terms

• sustenance

Translations

to maintain something

Arabic: بقاء (ar) Catalan: sostenir (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Czech: udržovat (cs) Dutch: in stand houden (nl) Estonian: alal hoidma

Finnish: pitää yllä (fi), ylläpitää (fi) French: maintenir (fr) Hungarian: fenntart (hu) Polish: podtrzymać

to provide for or nourish something

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Dutch: onderhouden (nl)

Finnish: huoltaa (fi), ruokkia (fi), ravita (fi), pitää yllä (fi), ylläpitää (fi) Polish: podtrzymać

Anagrams

• issuant