verb๐ShareTo maintain, or keep in existence."The city came under sustained attack by enemy forces."functionprocessconditionsituationbiologyecologyeconomyenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo provide for or nourish."provisions to sustain an army"physiologyfoodbiologyorganismagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo encourage or sanction (something)."The principal is sustaining the new after-school program by providing funding and resources. "governmentpoliticslawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo experience or suffer (an injury, etc.)."The building sustained major damage in the earthquake."medicinebodysufferingactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold."to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition"lawgovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support."A foundation sustains the superstructure; an animal sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight."aidfunctionactionprocesseconomybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate."The judge's ruling was sustaining the defendant's claim that the evidence was obtained illegally. "aidactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareThe process by which something is sustained or upheld."The garden's sustaining requires daily watering and weeding. "processactionorganizationsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective๐ShareThat sustains, supports or provides sustenance."The sustaining meal kept her energy levels high throughout the long school day. "foodbiologyenergyenvironmentagricultureeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
