Sustain

Noun

 * 1)  A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.

Verb

 * 1)  To maintain (something), or keep it in existence.
 * 2)  To provide for or nourish (something).
 * 3)  To encourage (something).
 * 4)  To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
 * 5)  To confirm, prove, or corroborate (something).

Derived terms

 * sustainable
 * sustainedly

Related terms

 * sustenance

Thesaurus
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Etymology
From sustenir (French: soutenir), from  sustineo: < sub-: + teneo:.

Verb

 * Catalan: sostenir
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: in stand houden
 * Estonian: alal hoidma


 * Hungarian:
 * Polish: podtrzymać


 * Dutch: onderhouden


 * Polish: podtrzymać

Anagrams

 * issuant