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English

1. 🔊 admit as valid
   “The court sustained the motion”
2. 🔊 supply with necessities and support
   “She alone sustained her family”
3. 🔊 undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
   “She suffered a fracture in the accident”
4. 🔊 lengthen or extend in duration or space
   “We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible”
5. 🔊 establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
   “his story confirmed my doubts”
6. 🔊 provide with nourishment
   “We sustained ourselves on bread and water”
7. 🔊 be the physical support of
   “The beam holds up the roof”

Spanish

1. 🔊 sustentar to sustain, support, underpin (physically)
2. 🔊 mantener to sustain, to preserve, to retain, to uphold
3. 🔊 sustentar to sustain, support, hold (i.e. provide resources)
4. 🔊 sostener to sustain, to support, to keep (i.e. to give continuity to)

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