to sustain
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3.9
- verb
- /səˈsteɪn/
- So it's shocking how much water is actually required to sustain a healthy plant.
- sustain life
- sustain ecosystems
- sustain populations
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Watch on YouTubeCould your product or your business sustain itself and grow?
- Could your product or your business sustain itself and grow?
- Throughout most of our history we have been sustained mostly by plants.
- Dee asks how can I sustain A hopeful household?
- Faith in our God whose overwhelming love sustains us every single day.
- It's like most people can't sustain the mindset.
- These are the things that will sustain you in difficult times.
- You know, you can't sustain war, but you can sustain peace.
- And we don't know how to sustain life under temperatures that hot.
- And we were at a point where you just couldn't sustain yourself with multiple bad months.
- You need both of those in order to sustain an institution.
- And even a culture can't sustain that for good.
- We would be able to sustain their life for a little while doing CPR.
- I don't think minimum wage jobs are necessarily meant to sustain us long term.
- So it's hard to imagine how life could be sustained under such extremes.
- Those are the only places that could actually sustain agriculture.
- But the way to sustain your fat loss and sustain your progress is to carb cycle.
Examples
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These are the things that will sustain you in difficult times.
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And we don't know how to sustain life under temperatures that hot.
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Could your product or your business sustain itself and grow?
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I just need you to sustain me for a few months.
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You need both of those in order to sustain an institution.
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Effective organizations have a healthy culture that is sustained through leadership that is consistent in nature.
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That tells you how important this reaction is for sustaining life on earth.
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I don't think minimum wage jobs are necessarily meant to sustain us long term.
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Mentoring is also a critical component of sustaining the leadership of the organization and the profession.
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The organization has implemented new strategies to sustain its growth over the next few years.
Synonyms
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3.5
To care for and encourage someone or something to grow
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1.0
To look after someone and provide food or shelter
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3.2
To give food and care so a person, animal, or plant grows and stays healthy
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3.4
Provide money or help so someone can live
Antonyms
How Supported
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sustain comes from Latin parts sub- 'under' and tenere 'to hold', and it is the same root as retain 'keep'. So to sustain life is to 'hold up' or give the support someone or something needs to continue.