sustained
suh staynd
- v lengthen or extend in duration or space
We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible - v undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- v provide with nourishment
We sustained ourselves on bread and water - v supply with necessities and support
She alone sustained her family - v be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- v admit as valid
The court sustained the motion - v establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- s maintained at length without interruption or weakening
sustained flight - s (of an electric arc) continuous
- The happy sound could never be confused with a real gun-battle: few gun-battles, even in Iraq, are that fierce and sustained.
- The Barbary States of North Africa--Algiers, Tunis, Morocco and Tripoli (today's Libya)--had for centuries sustained themselves by preying on the maritime commerce of others.
- The absence of a sustained narrative and the mixed-up chronology demand a slow, close reading.