sustain

Pronunciation

• IPA: /səˈsteɪn/, SAMPA: /s@"steIn/
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Verb

Plain form sustain

Third-person singular sustains

Past tense sustained

Past participle sustained

Present participle sustaining

1. (transitive) If something is sustained, it is maintained
2. (transitive) To provide for or nourish (something).
3. (transitive) If something sustains (an injury etc.), it experiences or suffers (from an injury etc.).

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Related words

• sustainable
• sustainedly