sustain
IPA: sʌstˈeɪn
noun
- (music) A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.
verb
- (transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
- (transitive) To provide for or nourish.
- (transitive) To encourage or sanction (something).
- (transitive) To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
- (transitive) To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
- (law, of a judge) To allow, accept, or admit (e.g. an objection or motion) as valid.
- To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
- To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
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Examples of "sustain" in Sentences
- It sustains the needs of the monastery.
- Not all natural resources are sustainable.
- Food is a prime aspect for sustaining lives.
- Food sustains animals, including human's lives.
- Is lack of sustainability unendurable for the earth
- It has proven to be self sustaining and transmissible.
- But the works of the Capuchins were not sustained in Nepal.
- Good starts are great, but being able to sustain is important.
- The ecosystem is sustainable whereas the anthroposystem is not.
- But there are lineaments of sustained conflict in the apparent chaos.
- Rigdon was sustained to the position by the membership of the church.
- And girls were burdens to the mind of John.) "Had I a boy, he would our name sustain,
- The "mark of difference" that the lyrical ballads sustain is "that each of them has a worthy purpose."
- West Coast liberals need to admit that their ideas are too expensive to sustain, which is why California is bankrupt.
- Because the Bush Administration vowed to keep ‘the war’ going, as in sustain combat activities indefinitely, absent any ultimate victory.
- After Gaza, this position is becoming more and more difficult to sustain, which is why those who adopt it are getting more and more desperately strident.
- She committed herself to securing top international artists to contribute their talents during the course of the year to sustain a kaleidoscope of entertainment for the nation while paying tribute to Mandela.
- And I think it can be something that we can sustain, that is, the idea that every election is important, that not just the presidential elections, but every election is important and helps to shape the future.