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sustain

To keep something going for a long time.

Meanings of «sustain»

1 · verb

to keep something going for a long time

Regular exercise helps sustain good health over time.

2 · verb

to experience or suffer an injury or damage

He sustained a knee injury during the football match.

Similar: sufferexperienceincur

Translation

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«sustain» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
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HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
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TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
UZ O‘zbek
VI Tiếng Việt

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Word family

sustain B2 · verbsustainable B2 · adjectivesustainably C1 · adverbsustainability B2 · nounsustained B2 · adjective