sustain
11sustain — ► VERB 1) strengthen or support physically or mentally. 2) bear (the weight of an object). 3) suffer (something unpleasant). 4) keep (something) going over time or continuously. 5) confirm that (something) is just or valid. DERIVATIVES sustainer… …
12Sustain — Der Begriff Sustain (englisch für Aufrechterhalten, Aushalten) bezeichnet in der Akustik bestimmte Aspekte des Klangverhaltens von Klangerzeugern. Der Begriff hat zwei unterschiedliche Bedeutungen, je nachdem ob es sich um analog oder digital… …
13sustain — 01. The cheetah can run at speeds of over 80 km/h, but can only [sustain] that speed for a very short time. 02. We need to find a [sustainable] energy source to replace our fossils fuels because eventually there won t be any oil or gas left. 03.… …
14sustain — sus|tain W3 [səˈsteın] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make something continue)¦ 2¦(suffer)¦ 3¦(food/drink)¦ 4¦(give strength)¦ 5¦(weight)¦ 6¦(idea)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: sustenir, from Latin sustinere …
15sustain — verb (T) 1 MAKE STH CONTINUE to make something continue to exist over a period of time; maintain (1): The teacher tried hard to sustain the children s interest. see also: sustained 2 GIVE STRENGTH to make it possible for someone to stay strong or …
16sustain — verb ADVERB ▪ no longer ▪ The soil was so badly eroded it could no longer sustain crop production. ▪ barely ▪ indefinitely ▪ still …
17sustain */*/ — UK [səˈsteɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms sustain : present tense I/you/we/they sustain he/she/it sustains present participle sustaining past tense sustained past participle sustained 1) to provide the conditions in which something can… …
18Sustain — Sus|tain 〈[səstɛın] n. 15〉 Zeit, in der mit dem Synthesizer ein Ton ohne Abweichung gehalten wird, Abklingeffektschaltung [<engl. sustain „den Ton halten“] * * * Sus|tain [səs teɪn], das; s, s [engl. sustain, zu: to sustain = einen Ton halten …
19sustain — [[t]səste͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ sustains, sustaining, sustained 1) VERB If you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time. [V n] But he has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age... [V n] The …
20sustain — verb 1) the balcony might not sustain the weight Syn: bear, support, carry, stand, keep up, prop up, shore up, underpin 2) her memories sustained her Syn: comfort, help, assist, enco …
