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sustained
[ suh-steynd ]
adjective
- kept in process or continued over time; continuous:
National budgets need to reflect a sustained commitment to children's positive development, strong families, and caring communities.
- (of an injury, cost, etc.) borne, experienced, or suffered:
Homeowner’s insurance is not available to cover sustained losses from a radiological accident.
- upheld or confirmed as valid:
Nothing smacks more of courtroom defeat than ending a cross-examination on a sustained objection.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of sustain.
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ٲ·· [s, uh, -, stey, -nid-lee, -, steynd, -], adverb
- ԴDz·ܲ·ٲԱ adjective
- ·ܲ·ٲԱ adjective
- ܲ·ܲ·ٲԱ adjective
- ɱ-ܲ·ٲԱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sustained1
Example Sentences
The worry for Everton is it looks like James Tarkowski is out for the season with the hamstring injury he sustained against Manchester City.
He built the community directly from his phone and, whether intended or not, that connection has sustained his career - insulating him from the tyrannies of radio playlists and streaming placement.
Lock Rosie Galligan is named as a replacement but could still miss the game because of a cut on her knee, which was sustained in training and is being managed.
A sustained pull back in housing development could have big implications for a city in the throes of an affordability and budgetary crisis.
Its campaign, which included sustained industrial action from September to March has achieved both goals, the MU said in a statement.
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