Sustain ( verb , verb , verb )

(As a verb)

Sustain ( verb )

1. To keep in existence or continuance.
2. To provide with the means of subsistence.
3. To bear or withstand.

Origin:

Middle english, from old french sustenir, from latin sustinere to hold up, from sub- + tenere to hold.

Examples:

1. The company sustains its operations through profits.
2. He sustains himself on a vegetarian diet.
3. She sustains her family through her hard work.
4. The bridge can sustain the weight of the cars.
5. The economy sustains the growth of the country.

(As a verb)

Sustain ( verb )

1. To keep in existence or continuance.
2. To provide with the means of subsistence.
3. To bear or withstand.

Origin:

Middle english, from old french sustenir, from latin sustinere to hold up, from sub- + tenere to hold.

Examples:

1. The company sustains its operations through profits.
2. He sustains himself on a vegetarian diet.
3. She sustains her family through her hard work.
4. The bridge can sustain the weight of the cars.
5. The economy sustains the growth of the country.

(As a verb)

Sustain ( verb )

1. To keep in existence or continuance.
2. To provide with the means of subsistence.
3. To bear or withstand.

Origin:

Middle english, from old french sustenir, from latin sustinere to hold up, from sub- + tenere to hold.

Examples:

1. The company sustains its operations through profits.
2. He sustains himself on a vegetarian diet.
3. She sustains her family through her hard work.
4. The bridge can sustain the weight of the cars.
5. The economy sustains the growth of the country.