sostener

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin sustinēre, present active infinitive of sustineō.

Verb

sostener

1. to hold (to grasp)
2. to sustain

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sustinēre, present active infinitive of sustineō.

Verb

1. to hold, to hold up, to prop up, to sustain, to underpin (physically)
2. to sustain, to support, to keep (i.e. to give continuity to)
3. to support, to uphold, to hold, to sustain, to contend, to maintain, to argue, to claim, to underpin, to defend

Related terms

• sostenible
• sostenibilidad
• sostenido
• sostén
• sustentar