Term: sustain
sustain (verb) /səˈsteɪn/
Similar to: maintain; keep going; prolong; uphold; support
Definition: to cause something to continue for a long period of time without becoming less.
Translation: uzturēt, saglabāt, balstīt
Examples: “It is hard to sustain a conversation when the other person is very quiet.” “The company needs more investment to sustain its current growth.” “The athlete found it difficult to sustain that speed for the whole race.”
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
sustain (verb)transitive verb
1.
to give support or relief to
2.
to supply with - sustenance nourish
3.
- keep up prolong
4.
to support the weight of - prop , also to carry or withstand (a weight or pressure)
5.
to buoy up - sustained by hope
6.
a) to bear up under
b) - suffer undergo sustained heavy losses
7.
a) to support as true, legal, or just
b) to allow or admit as valid - the court sustained the motion
8.
to support by adequate proof - confirm testimony that sustains our contention
a musical effect that prolongs a note's resonance - utilizing heavy sustain on his guitar Bill Dahl
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
sustain (verb)1.
to supply with nourishment
SYNONYMS:
nourish, nurtureRELATED WORDS:
sate, satiate, satisfy; nurse, suckle; cloy, fill, surfeit; fortify, replenish, strengthen; feed; board, cater, provision, victual2.
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
SYNONYMS:
endure, feel, have, know, pass, see, suffer, sustain, taste, undergo, witnessRELATED WORDS:
encounter, meet; accept, receive; assimilate, digest3.
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
SYNONYMS:
abide, absorb, accept, bide, brook, countenance, endure, go, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, wearRELATED WORDS:
allow, permit, suffer, swallow; reconcile (to); acquiesce, agree (with to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to)NEAR ANTONYMS:
decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down; combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist; avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss; abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)4.
to hold up or serve as a foundation for
SYNONYMS:
bear, bolster, brace, buttress, carry, prop (up), shore (up), stay, sustain, undergird, underpin, upholdRELATED WORDS:
steady, truss, underlie