Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to sustain
Participle: sustained
Gerund: sustaining
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | sustain |
| you | sustain |
| he;she;it | sustains |
| we | sustain |
| you | sustain |
| they | sustain |
Perfect
| I | have sustained |
| you | have sustained |
| he;she;it | has sustained |
| we | have sustained |
| you | have sustained |
| they | have sustained |
Past
| I | sustained |
| you | sustained |
| he;she;it | sustained |
| we | sustained |
| you | sustained |
| they | sustained |
Pluperfect
| I | had sustained |
| you | had sustained |
| he;she;it | had sustained |
| we | had sustained |
| you | had sustained |
| they | had sustained |
Future
| I | will sustain |
| you | will sustain |
| he;she;it | will sustain |
| we | will sustain |
| you | will sustain |
| they | will sustain |
Future Perfect
| I | will have sustained |
| you | will have sustained |
| he;she;it | will have sustained |
| we | will have sustained |
| you | will have sustained |
| they | will have sustained |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | sustain |
| you | sustain |
| he;she;it | sustain |
| we | sustain |
| you | sustain |
| they | sustain |
Perfect
| I | have sustained |
| you | have sustained |
| he;she;it | have sustained |
| we | have sustained |
| you | have sustained |
| they | have sustained |
Imperfect
| I | sustained |
| you | sustained |
| he;she;it | sustained |
| we | sustained |
| you | sustained |
| they | sustained |
Pluperfect
| I | had sustained |
| you | had sustained |
| he;she;it | had sustained |
| we | had sustained |
| you | had sustained |
| they | had sustained |
Conditional
Present
| I | would sustain |
| you | would sustain |
| he;she;it | would sustain |
| we | would sustain |
| you | would sustain |
| they | would sustain |
Perfect
| I | would have sustained |
| you | would have sustained |
| he;she;it | would have sustained |
| we | would have sustained |
| you | would have sustained |
| they | would have sustained |
Imperative
| you | sustain |
| we | Let's sustain |
| you | sustain |
Verbs conjugated like 'sustain'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'sustain'
abstain,
bestain,
costain,
curtain,
destain,
distain,
restain,
stain,
suntan,
assain,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- transitive|proceed with|to prolong
- continue, keep, keep on, proceed
- to provide assistance to someone or something
- abet, aid, assist, befriend, bestead, come to someone's aid, give someone a hand, grip, help, help out, lend a hand, lend a helping hand, mend, relieve, stead, succor, succour, support
- support
- uphold, carry
- endure
- bear, suffer, undergo, support
- nourish
- nurture, support, subsist, maintain
- confirm
- approve, ratify, justify, corroborate, uphold, establish
Antonyms
- to upset or make a mess of something; to put into disarray; to adversely alter
- aid, bolster, cultivate, foster, hold up, nurture, prop up, support, spoil, uphold
- to have a contrary or opposing effect or force on
- abet, assist, help, reinforce, support, counteract
- support
- counteract, block, check, defeat
- endure
- perish, die, fail, subside
- nourish
- deprive, sap, weaken, enervate
- confirm
- refute, cancel, contradict, oppose
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1290, from O.Fr.
sustenir "hold up, endure," from L.
sustinere "hold up, support, endure," from
sub "up from below" +
tenere "to hold" (see tenet).
Sustainable growth is recorded from 1965.
2. From Middle English susteinen, sustenen, from Old French sustenir (French soutenir), from Latin sustineō, sustinēre (“to uphold”), from sub- (“from below, up”) + teneō (“hold”, verb). See: Old French '
sustenir', French '
soutenir', Latin '
sustineō'.
Verbs referencing "sustain"
Esperanto
subteni.
Sample Sentences
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In the civil court an action was trying, for damages sustained in some accident upon a railway. The witnesses had been examined, and counsel was addressing the jury. The learned gentleman (like a few of his English brethren ) was desperately long-winded, and [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] for admission, if we reject him any more. Let us shut him up. He will soon be glad to go away, and then we shall get rid of him. ’ So they made him sign a statement which would prevent his ever sustaining an action for false imprisonment, to the effect that his incarceration was voluntary, and of his own seeking; they requested him to take notice that the officer in attendance had orders to release [...]
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[...] Americans in strong and generous impulse; and they as well represent the honour and wisdom of their country at home, as the distinguished gentleman who is now its Minister at the British Court sustains its highest character abroad.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] mingling of the real and ideal. All night long, and every night, on this canal, there was a perfect storm and tempest of spitting; and once my coat, being in the very centre of the hurricane sustained by five gentlemen (which moved vertically, strictly carrying out Reid 's Theory of the Law of Storms ), I was fain the next morning to lay it on the deck, and rub it down with fair water before it [...]
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[...] attended by young gentlemen of the same age. The weapons used on the occasion, were a couple of Dickson 's best rifles; the distance, thirty yards. They took one fire, without any damage being sustained by either party, except the ball of Thurston 's gun passing through the crown of Hine 's hat. Through the intercession of the Board of Honour, the challenge was withdrawn, and the difference [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] with Stubbs, or keep him ? Stubbs is the soul of punctuality, honesty, and efficiency,—a thorough business hand, and as humane as the general run. We can't have perfection; and if I keep him, I must sustain his administration as a _whole_, even if there are, now and then, things that are exceptionable. All government includes some necessary hardness. General rules will bear hard on particular cases. ’ [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] these occasions, when investigation was made, there was nobody found to stand sponsor for the indignity. Topsy was cited, and had up before all the domestic judicatories, time and again; but always sustained her examinations with most edifying innocence and gravity of appearance. Nobody in the world ever doubted who did the things; but not a scrap of any direct evidence could be found to establish the [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ A very fine young man, ” said George, “ notwithstanding the curse of slavery that lay on him. He sustained a first rate character, both for intelligence and principle. I know, you see, ” he said; “ because he married in our family. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)