Synonymer
| Översättning | Uttal | |
|---|---|---|
| Verb | ||
| 1. | tåla | |
| 2. | hålla i gång | |
| 3. | hålla vid liv | |
| 4. | försvara | |
Definitioner
Substantiv
Verb
- (transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
- (transitive) To provide for or nourish.
- (transitive) To encourage (something).
- (transitive) To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
- (transitive) To confirm, prove, or corroborate.
- To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
- To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
Exempel
- provisions to sustain an army
- Shall Turnus, then, such endless toil sustain?
- You shall sustain more new disgraces.
- to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition
- A foundation sustains the superstructure; an animal sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.
- his sons, who seek the tyrant to sustain
Böjningsformer
| Perfektparticip | sustained | Imperfekt | sustained |
| Presensparticip | sustaining | Plural | sustains |
| Tredje person singular indicativ presens | sustains | Tredje person singular indicativ presens | sustaineth |