ALL meanings of sustained
sus·tain
S s - verb with object sustained to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure. 1
- verb with object sustained to bear (a burden, charge, etc.). 1
- verb with object sustained to undergo, experience, or suffer (injury, loss, etc.); endure without giving way or yielding. 1
- verb with object sustained to keep (a person, the mind, the spirits, etc.) from giving way, as under trial or affliction. 1
- verb with object sustained to keep up or keep going, as an action or process: to sustain a conversation. 1
- verb with object sustained to supply with food, drink, and other necessities of life. 1
- verb with object sustained to provide for (an institution or the like) by furnishing means or funds. 1
- verb with object sustained to support (a cause or the like) by aid or approval. 1
- verb with object sustained 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 sustained to confirm or corroborate, as a statement: Further investigation sustained my suspicions. 1