to sustain
95
3.8
- verb
- /səˈsteɪn/
- One subject dropped out of the study due to an injury sustained during the tournament.
- sustained an injury
- sustained losses
- sustained damage
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeTrauma is the wound that they sustained as a result.
- Trauma is the wound that they sustained as a result.
- So trauma is a wound that you sustain, which then shows up later on in your life unhealed.
- And then they found osteoporosis, full osteoporosis, and the person sustained A compression fracture in his spine, causing permanent disability.
Examples
-
Have you sustained multiple concussions over the course of your life?
-
It's one of Sonrisa's men, his arm bandaged after sustaining a gunshot wound during the attack.
Fiction book (2000) -
And so how long had you been in when you sustained your injury?
-
We also read the book and we found out that he sustained an injury in his leg during this.
-
The second section focused on the specific athletic injury sustained in the last year.
Academic text (1994) -
For him, the final humiliation was probably a knee injury sustained in a car accident.
Academic text (2013) -
Three individuals who sustained serious bodily injury remain under close observation at John Sealy Hospital.
-
A 24-year-old man sustained a right orbital floor fracture from a sporting accident.
Academic text (2011) -
During the game, he sustained a painful ankle injury after twisting it awkwardly.
-
She sustained a serious injury in the accident, which required immediate medical attention.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To experience an illness, feeling, or problem
∞
3.5
To experience something unpleasant, for example punishment or criticism
∞
2.0
To feel pain or be ill
304
3.5
To deal with something difficult for a long time without giving up
Antonyms
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sustain comes from Latin parts sub- 'under' and tenere 'to hold', so it can mean 'take on' or 'hold' something bad. A helpful way to remember 'sustain an injury' is to think you have 'held' that damage or loss.