HyperDic: sustain

English > 7 senses of the word *sustain*:
VERB	stative	sustain, prolong, keep up	lengthen or extend in duration or space
	body	sustain, suffer, have, get	undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
	consumption	sustain, nourish, nurture	provide with nourishment
	consumption	sustain, keep, maintain	supply with necessities and support
	contact	sustain, hold, support, hold up	be the physical support of
	communication	sustain	admit as valid
	cognition	sustain, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, affirm	establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

sustain > pronunciation
Sounds	sahstey'n
Rhymes	abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn...

English > *sustain*: 7 senses > verb 1, stative
Meaning	lengthen or extend in duration or space.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"
Synonyms	prolong, keep up
Narrower	retain, continue, keep, keep on	Allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature
Broader	continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve	Keep or maintain in unaltered condition
Spanish	prolongar, sostener
Adjectives	sustainable	capable of being sustained
Nouns	sustainer	someone who upholds or maintains
Nouns	sustenance	the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

English > *sustain*: 7 senses > verb 2, body
Meaning	Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	suffer, have, get
Narrower	break down, collapse	Collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
	crack up, crack, crock up, break up, collapse	Suffer a nervous breakdown
	cramp	Suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
Broader	experience, receive, have, get	go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
Similar to	have	Suffer from
Spanish	padecer, sufrir
Catalan	sofrir

English > *sustain*: 7 senses > verb 3, consumption
Meaning	Provide with nourishment.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Example	"We sustained ourselves on bread and water"
Synonyms	nourish, nurture
Narrower	carry	Be able to feed
Broader	provide, supply, ply, cater	Give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
Spanish	alimentar, nutrir, sostener, sustentar
Catalan	alimentar, nodrir
Adjectives	sustainable	capable of being sustained
Nouns	sustainment	the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
Nouns	sustenance	a source of materials to nourish the body

English > *sustain*: 7 senses > verb 4, consumption
Meaning	Supply with necessities and support.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"She alone sustained her family" "The money will sustain our good cause"
Synonyms	keep, maintain
Narrower	carry	Keep up with financial support
	patronage	support by being a patron of
	reseed	Maintain by seeding without human intervention
Broader	have, have got, hold	Have or possess / possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
Spanish	conservar, guardar, mantener, quedar, sostener
Catalan	conservar, guardar, mantenir, quedar, sostenir
Nouns	sustenance	the financial means whereby one lives

English > *sustain*: 7 senses > verb 5, contact
Meaning	Be the physical support of; carry the weight of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	hold, support, hold up
Narrower	block	support, secure, or raise with a block
	brace	support by bracing
	bracket	support with brackets
	buoy, buoy up	Keep afloat
	carry	bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
	chock	support on chocks
	pole	support on poles
	prop up, prop, shore up, shore	support by placing against something solid or rigid
	scaffold	Provide with a scaffold for support
	truss	support structurally
	underpin	support from beneath
Spanish	apoyar, soportar, sostener
Catalan	aguantar, sostenir

English > *sustain*: 7 senses > verb 6, communication
Meaning	Admit as valid.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"The court sustained the motion"
Broader	admit, acknowledge	declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
Spanish	sostener
Adjectives	sustainable	capable of being sustained

English > *sustain*: 7 senses > verb 7, cognition
Meaning	Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonyms	confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, affirm
Narrower	back, back up	Establish as valid or genuine
	document	support or supply with references
	prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew	Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment / experiment
	validate	prove valid
	verify	confirm the truth of
	vouch	Give supporting evidence
Opposite	negate, contradict	prove negative
Spanish	comprobar, confirmar, constatar, corroborar, ratificar, reafirmar, revalidar, sustanciar
Catalan	confirmar, constatar, corroborar, reafirmar
Adjectives	sustainable	capable of being sustained

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