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- Dictionarysustained/səˈsteɪnd/
adjective
- 1. continuing for an extended period or without interruption: "several years of sustained economic growth"
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The meaning of SUSTAINED is maintained at length without interruption or weakening : lasting, prolonged. How to use sustained in a sentence.
sustained. adjective. uk / səˈsteɪnd / us / səˈsteɪnd /. Add to word list. continuing for a long time: The president's speech was greeted by sustained applause. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. continuing for a large amount of time. long He's been gone a long time.
to make or allow something to continue for a period of time: The board accepted that the growth rates could not be sustained indefinitely. to experience loss, injury, or damage: As a result of the oil spill, BP sustained heavy losses. The port sustained severe damage in the storm.
Something that's sustained is held or maintained for a long time, keeping its strength or level consistent and unbroken. A singer's sustained note goes on and on, and a judge's sustained ruling continues to be upheld.
1. a. To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolong: sustain an effort. b. To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently. 2. a. To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for: the income needed to sustain a family. b.
The meaning of SUSTAIN is to give support or relief to. How to use sustain in a sentence. Did you know?
If you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time. He has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age. American English : sustain / səˈsteɪn /
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective sustained, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Sustained definition: kept in process or continued over time; continuous. See examples of SUSTAINED used in a sentence.
to make or allow something to continue for a period of time: The board accepted that the growth rates could not be sustained indefinitely. to experience loss, injury, or damage: As a result of the oil spill, BP sustained heavy losses. The port sustained severe damage in the storm.
