ALL meanings of sustain
sus·tain
S s - transitive verb sustain continue at same level 1
- transitive verb sustain support, take the weight of 1
- transitive verb sustain food, water: nourish 1
- transitive verb sustain suffer: an injury 1
- noun sustain duration of musical note 1
- transitive verb sustain evidence, proof: admit 1
- transitive verb sustain agree with, uphold 1
- verb with object sustain to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure. 1
- verb with object sustain to bear (a burden, charge, etc.). 1
- verb with object sustain to undergo, experience, or suffer (injury, loss, etc.); endure without giving way or yielding. 1
- verb with object sustain to keep (a person, the mind, the spirits, etc.) from giving way, as under trial or affliction. 1
- verb with object sustain to keep up or keep going, as an action or process: to sustain a conversation. 1
- verb with object sustain to supply with food, drink, and other necessities of life. 1
- verb with object sustain to provide for (an institution or the like) by furnishing means or funds. 1
- verb with object sustain to support (a cause or the like) by aid or approval. 1
- verb with object sustain to uphold as valid, just, or correct, as a claim or the person making it: The judge sustained the lawyer's objection. 1
- verb with object sustain to confirm or corroborate, as a statement: Further investigation sustained my suspicions. 1
- verb sustain If you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time. 0
- verb sustain If you sustain something such as a defeat, loss, or injury, it happens to you. 0
- verb sustain If something sustains you, it supports you by giving you help, strength, or encouragement. 0
- verb sustain to hold up under; withstand 0
- verb sustain to undergo (an injury, loss, etc); suffer 0
- verb sustain to maintain or prolong 0
- verb sustain to support physically from below 0
- verb sustain to provide for or give support to, esp by supplying necessities 0
- verb sustain to keep up the vitality or courage of 0
- verb sustain to uphold or affirm the justice or validity of 0
- verb sustain to establish the truth of; confirm 0
- noun sustain the prolongation of a note, by playing technique or electronics 0
- verb transitive sustain to keep in existence; keep up; maintain or prolong 0
- verb transitive sustain to provide for the support of; specif., to provide sustenance or nourishment for 0
- verb transitive sustain to support from or as from below; carry the weight or burden of 0
- verb transitive sustain to strengthen the spirits, courage, etc. of; comfort; buoy up; encourage 0
- verb transitive sustain to bear up against; endure; withstand 0
- verb transitive sustain to undergo or suffer (an injury, loss, etc.) 0
- verb transitive sustain to uphold the validity or justice of 0
- verb transitive sustain to confirm; corroborate 0