to sustain
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4.0
- verb
- /səˈsteɪn/
:
mantener
- He plans to sustain his fitness routine by exercising regularly and eating healthy.
- sustained effort
- sustained growth
- sustained attention
I mean, to sustain it, I think.
- I mean, to sustain it, I think.
- They're mixing around and like they sort of sustain this network.
- I realized that I couldn't sustain this for six years.
- And Yale is trying to sustain its bubble.
- So there's plenty of money to sustain, you know, to sustain this industry.
- But you can't consistently obey the rules enough to sustain civilized society.
- You just got to be able to sustain it for a long period of time.
- And in either situation, one, frankly speaking, it does sustain the business regardless.
- So right now God is sustaining us in existence.
- So find your happiness, create that, be able to sustain it on your own.
- And you're driven by those revenue goals and that will sustain you to a certain point.
Examples
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However, the success of professional development activities also depends on intensive and sustained efforts over time.
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That's a tough thing to sustain over time.
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We cannot sustain this too much longer.
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Why is it so hard to sustain those lessons in our normal lives?
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We address it and we change our behaviour and we sustain that change over time.
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In theory, yes, but in practice it's a difficult concept to sustain.
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Were they not widely accepted, the global economy could not sustain current levels of international trade and investment.
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After barely a year, it was already clear that sustaining the system would require international action.
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Achieving the standards requires a long-term commitment and a sustained effort over many years.
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Other U.S. priorities include combating climate change, ensuring secure energy supplies, and sustaining global economic recovery.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To continue doing something or stay in the same state
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3.1
Keep an activity, quality, or schedule going over time
586
1.0
To stay in the same job or role
507
2.8
To continue at the same speed or level as others
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6.5
Make a bad situation or idea continue when it should stop
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3.9
To make something last longer
Make people remember someone or something forever
Antonyms
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sustain comes from Latin parts sub- 'under' and tenere 'to hold', so it has the idea of 'holding' something in place. That is why to sustain an effort or a sound is to keep it going over time.