sustain
🇺🇸
/səˈsteɪn/
🇬🇧
/səˈsteɪn/
verb
C1
to give what is needed to live or exist
They could not sustain their family without a steady income.
C1
to keep something going without stopping or weakening
The team must sustain their effort to win the game.
R
to suffer something bad
The business sustained heavy losses last year.
R
to give proof for an idea or claim
The data does not sustain his theory about climate change.
R
to hold up weight without breaking
The old bridge cannot sustain heavy trucks.
R
to agree that something is true or valid by law
The judge did not sustain the objection during the trial.
translation
to give what is needed to live or exist; to keep something going without stopping or weakening; to suffer something bad; to give proof for an idea or claim; to hold up weight without breaking; to agree that something is true or valid by law
Word Forms
3rd Present
sustains
Past
sustained
Perfect
sustained
Progressive
sustaining