sostenere

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin sustinēre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /so.steˈne.re/
  • Rhymes: -ere
  • Hyphenation: so‧ste‧né‧re
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Verb

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sostenére (first-person singular present sostèngo, first-person singular past historic sosténni or sostènni, past participle sostenùto, first-person singular future sosterrò, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to support, to hold up, to prop, to carry the weight of
    Synonym: reggere
  2. to sustain, to bear, to stand, to suffer
    Synonyms: subire, sopportare
  3. to support, to back, to stand up for, to uphold, to defend, to cheer up
    Synonym: appoggiare
  4. to state, to assert, to claim, to maintain
    Synonyms: affermare, proclamare
  5. (theater) to play, to act
  6. (philosophy) to be the arche of
    • (Can we date this quote?), Translation of Anaximenes' Fragment 2:
      Come l'anima nostra, che è aria, ci sostiene, così il soffio e l'aria circondano il mondo intero.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • sostenere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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