English Explanatory Dictionary

sustained

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of sustain
adj
  1. Held continuously at a certain level.
  2. Held at a certain pitch.

Pronunciation

/səˈsteɪnd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sustained.wav

Word forms

sustained more sustained most sustained

Synonyms

constant continuous steady

Derived words

non-sustained oversustained selfsustained sustainedly sustained yield unsustained

Translations

Bulgarian: постоянен Bulgarian: незатихващ Danish: vedholdende Finnish: pitkäkestoinen Finnish: pitkäjänteinen Greek: αδιάπτωτος Māori: whakauka Spanish: sustentado Spanish: sostenido
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