İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. ayakta tutmak; -in yaşamasını sağlamak; -in çökmesine engel olmak; devam ettirmek, sürdürmek.
2. (ağırlığı) çekmek.
3. doğrulamak, tasdik etmek.
4. kaldırmak, katlanmak.
5. huk. (hâkim) (bir şeyin) doğru olduğunu kabul etmek.
6. (kötü bir şeye) uğramak: That army had sustained two defeats. O ordu iki yenilgiye uğramıştı. güçlendirmek, güçlü tutmak, güç vermek; uzun süre korumak, sürdürmek, devam ettirmek; (aci, vb.) çekmek. güçlü tut. güçlü tut. f.
7. doğrulamak,. desteklemek, taşımak, çekmek, katlanmak, uğramak, maruz kalmak, para sağlamak, geçindirmek, finanse etmek, devam ettirmek, sürdürmek, kabul etmek, onaylamak, doğrulamak, cesaret vermek, güç vermek, hakkını vererek yapmak, notayı uzatmak, iyi oynamak (rol).
8. besleyip kuvvet vermek; sustain a defeat yenilmek, sust, ispat etmek, iddia etmek; muhafaza etmek; tedarik etmek; teselli etmek; çekmek; dayanmak, tahammül etmek, taşımak; destek olmak, tutmak, düşmesine engel olmak; doğruluğunu teslim etmek.
9. güçlendirmek. güçlü tutmak. güç vermek. uzun süre korumak. sürdürmek. devam ettirmek. (acı.vb.) çekmek.
10. tutmak. düşmesine engel olmak. destek olmak. dayanmak. taşımak. tahammül etmek. tedarik etmek. besleyip güç vermek. doğruluğunu teslim etmek. ispat etmek. iddia etmek.
11. güçlü tut.

Etymology : Middle English sustenen, from Old French sustenir, from Latin sustinEre to hold up, sustain, from sub-, sus- up + tenEre to hold; more at SUB-, THIN
Pronunciation : s&-stAn
Function : transitive verb
Date : 13th century

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1. support, provide for, finance; support from below; nourish; assist; encourage, comfort; endure, withstand; prolong, maintain, preserve; experience, undergo; uphold, affirm; confirm. sustain\sus*tain"\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. sustained ; p. pr. & vb. n. sustaining.] [oe. sustenen, susteinen, of. sustenir, sostenir, f. soutenir (the french prefix is properly fr. l. subtus below, fr. sub under), l. sustinere; pref. sus- (see: sub-) + tenere to hold. see: tenable, and cf. sustenance.].
2. to keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight. every pillar the temple to sustain.
3. hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support. no comfortable expectations of another life to sustain him under the evils in this world.
4. to maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army.
5. to aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate. his sons, who seek the tyrant to sustain.
6. to endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment.
7. to suffer; to bear; to undergo. shall turnus, then, such endless toil sustain? you shall sustain more new disgraces.
8. to allow the prosecution of; to admit as valid; to sanction; to continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the court sustained the action or suit.
9. to prove; to establish by evidence; to corroborate or confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition.
10. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.
11. Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support.
12. To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army.
13. To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
14. To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment.
15. To suffer; to bear; to undergo.
16. To allow the prosecution of; to admit as valid; to sanction; to continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the court sustained the action or suit.
17. To prove; to establish by evidence; to corroborate or confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition.
18. One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer. admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion" supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep".
19. 1. If you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time. But he has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age a period of sustained economic growth throughout 1995.
20. If you sustain something such as a defeat, loss, or injury, it happens to you. Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage A seventeen-year-old tourist died late last night of injuries sustained in yesterday's bomb blast.
21. If something sustains you, it supports you by giving you help, strength, or encouragement. The cash dividends they get from the cash crop would sustain them during the lean season.