sustain
Sustain is a 7 letter word which starts with the letter S and ends with the letter N for which we found 5 definitions.
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| (v. t.) 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. |
| (v. t.) Hence to keep from sinking as in despondence or the like; to support. |
| (v. t.) To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as provisions to sustain an army. |
| (v. t.) To aid comfort or relieve; to vindicate. |
| (v. t.) To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as to sustain defeat and disappointment. |
Syllable Information
The word sustain is a 7 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for sustain is: sus-tain
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