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    sustained
    /səˈsteɪnd/

    adjective

    • 1. continuing for an extended period or without interruption: "several years of sustained economic growth"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUSTAINED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / səˈsteɪnd / us. Add to word list. continuing at a particular level for a period of time: sustained economic growth/downturn/recovery The necessary underlying economic conditions for a sustained recovery appear to be in place.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sustainedSustained Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    sus· tained sə-ˈstānd. Synonyms of sustained. : maintained at length without interruption or weakening : lasting, prolonged. sustained winds. providing sustained support. sustained applause. sustained flight.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUSTAIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SUSTAIN definition: 1. to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time: 2. to keep alive: 3. to suffer…. Learn more.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sustainSustain Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to give support or relief to. 2. : to supply with sustenance : nourish. 3. : keep up, prolong. 4. : to support the weight of : prop. also : to carry or withstand (a weight or pressure) 5. : to buoy up. sustained by hope. 6. a. : to bear up under. b. : suffer, undergo. sustained heavy losses. 7. a. : to support as true, legal, or just. b.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › sustainedSustained - definition of sustained by The Free Dictionary

    1. a. To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolong: sustain an effort. b. To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently. 2. a. To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for: the income needed to sustain a family. b.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sustainSustain - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Sustain means to support something or keep it going. If you get hungry in the mid-afternoon, you might try snacking to sustain your energy through dinner. Beams and rafters sustain a roof — they keep it up.

  8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › sustainedsustained | meaning of sustained in Longman Dictionary of...

    sustained meaning, definition, what is sustained: continuing for a long time: Learn more.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of sustained – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    SUSTAINED definition: continuing for a period of time without getting weaker: . Learn more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSUSTAIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. verb. 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. [VERB noun] The parameters within which life can be sustained on Earth are extraordinarily narrow. [VERB noun] ...a period of sustained economic growth throughout 1995.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › sustainedSUSTAINED Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Sustained definition: kept in process or continued over time; continuous. See examples of SUSTAINED used in a sentence.