English

Pronunciation
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s�'st�n
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪn|-eɪn

Etymology
From OF. sustenir (French: soutenir), from L. sustenire.

Noun
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en-noun

1. music A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the left pedal on a piano.

Transitive verb
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en-verb

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

Translations

Estonian: alal hoidma
Hungarian: fenntart

Category:English transitive verbs

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