Sustain

Sustain

Sustain

Life

Growth

Momentum

To Last
To Preserve
To Maintain
To Conserve
To Uphold

To Persist In
To Stay
To Persevere
To Keep
To Span

To Continue
To Carry On
To Plug Away At
To Go Forward With
To Press Onward With

SUSTAIN, v. { suh-stayn } [ 1 ] To keep ( someone or something ) in good condition, active, strong, etc. — He isn’t able to sustain a conversation. / Each oxygen tank will be enough to sustain the divers. / Memories of my mother’s advice sustained me through these difficult moments. [ 2 ] formal – To bear the strain of ( something ) without breaking — The roof can sustain the weight of the snow. [ 3 ] formal – To experience ( an injury, disaster, etc. ) — They sustained critical injuries in the crash. [ 4 ] formal – To add support to or prove ( an idea, argument, etc. ) — The witnesses’ testimony does not sustain the evidence found at the crime scene.

SUSTAIN, v. { suh-stayn } [ 1 ] To keep ( someone or something ) in good condition, active, strong, etc. — He isn’t able to sustain a conversation. / Each oxygen tank will be enough to sustain the divers. / Memories of my mother’s advice sustained me through these difficult moments. [ 2 ] formal – To bear the strain of ( something ) without breaking — The roof can sustain the weight of the snow. [ 3 ] formal – To experience ( an injury, disaster, etc. ) — They sustained critical injuries in the crash. [ 4 ] formal – To add support to or prove ( an idea, argument, etc. ) — The witnesses’ testimony does not sustain the evidence found at the crime scene.

SUSTAIN, v. { suh-stayn } [ 1 ] To keep ( someone or something ) in good condition, active, strong, etc. — He isn’t able to sustain a conversation. / Each oxygen tank will be enough to sustain the divers. / Memories of my mother’s advice sustained me through these difficult moments. [ 2 ] formal – To bear the strain of ( something ) without breaking — The roof can sustain the weight of the snow. [ 3 ] formal – To experience ( an injury, disaster, etc. ) — They sustained critical injuries in the crash. [ 4 ] formal – To add support to or prove ( an idea, argument, etc. ) — The witnesses’ testimony does not sustain the evidence found at the crime scene.

The players sustaining those blows rarely satisfied the medical criteria for diagnosing a concussion.[ Los Angeles Times ] Mercantilists feared that money would become too scarce to sustain high levels of output and employment. [ The Economist ] The two-time reigning overall World Cup winner sustained the injury while training in Austria on Feb. 3. [ Montreal Gazette ] With three successes over the last four seasons can we sustain our assault against such quality opposition? [ Irish Examiner ] The Bulldogs were unable to sustain any drives in the second half and managed no first downs after halftime. [ Chicago Tribune ] The economy is primarily sustained by faith and it is the media which is responsible for destroying that faith. [ The Guardian ] It represents only about one-third of the resources necessary to sustain the current average standard of living. [ The Washington Post ] Mr McNab says the smaller carnivorous birds, such as the barking owl, are able to sustain themselves on insects. [ The Age ] He proved the brain can generate these cells without having grand mal seizures or sustaining serious brain damage. [ The StarPhoenix ] China is pushing ahead with a rapid building programme for fossil fuel power plants to sustain its economic growth. [ BBC ] But the Wildcats couldn’t sustain the pressure in the second half, allowing four touchdowns in their third straight loss. [ USA TODAY ] It’s ability to sustain communities and to build relationships of trust within the community that hold the community together. [ The Sydney Morning Herald ] But while those boldface names will be getting plenty of ink in less than a fortnight, their brief visits are hardly enough to sustain an industry. [ National Post ]

The players sustaining those blows rarely satisfied the medical criteria for diagnosing a concussion.[ Los Angeles Times ] Mercantilists feared that money would become too scarce to sustain high levels of output and employment. [ The Economist ] The two-time reigning overall World Cup winner sustained the injury while training in Austria on Feb. 3. [ Montreal Gazette ] With three successes over the last four seasons can we sustain our assault against such quality opposition? [ Irish Examiner ] The Bulldogs were unable to sustain any drives in the second half and managed no first downs after halftime. [ Chicago Tribune ] The economy is primarily sustained by faith and it is the media which is responsible for destroying that faith. [ The Guardian ] It represents only about one-third of the resources necessary to sustain the current average standard of living. [ The Washington Post ] Mr McNab says the smaller carnivorous birds, such as the barking owl, are able to sustain themselves on insects. [ The Age ] He proved the brain can generate these cells without having grand mal seizures or sustaining serious brain damage. [ The StarPhoenix ] China is pushing ahead with a rapid building programme for fossil fuel power plants to sustain its economic growth. [ BBC ] But the Wildcats couldn’t sustain the pressure in the second half, allowing four touchdowns in their third straight loss. [ USA TODAY ] It’s ability to sustain communities and to build relationships of trust within the community that hold the community together. [ The Sydney Morning Herald ] But while those boldface names will be getting plenty of ink in less than a fortnight, their brief visits are hardly enough to sustain an industry. [ National Post ]

The players sustaining those blows rarely satisfied the medical criteria for diagnosing a concussion.[ Los Angeles Times ] Mercantilists feared that money would become too scarce to sustain high levels of output and employment. [ The Economist ] The two-time reigning overall World Cup winner sustained the injury while training in Austria on Feb. 3. [ Montreal Gazette ] With three successes over the last four seasons can we sustain our assault against such quality opposition? [ Irish Examiner ] The Bulldogs were unable to sustain any drives in the second half and managed no first downs after halftime. [ Chicago Tribune ] The economy is primarily sustained by faith and it is the media which is responsible for destroying that faith. [ The Guardian ] It represents only about one-third of the resources necessary to sustain the current average standard of living. [ The Washington Post ] Mr McNab says the smaller carnivorous birds, such as the barking owl, are able to sustain themselves on insects. [ The Age ] He proved the brain can generate these cells without having grand mal seizures or sustaining serious brain damage. [ The StarPhoenix ] China is pushing ahead with a rapid building programme for fossil fuel power plants to sustain its economic growth. [ BBC ] But the Wildcats couldn’t sustain the pressure in the second half, allowing four touchdowns in their third straight loss. [ USA TODAY ] It’s ability to sustain communities and to build relationships of trust within the community that hold the community together. [ The Sydney Morning Herald ] But while those boldface names will be getting plenty of ink in less than a fortnight, their brief visits are hardly enough to sustain an industry. [ National Post ]

Borrowing from Old French sostenir, to endure; from Classical Latin sustinere to endure, divisible into sub, from below, and tenere, to hold.