sustentar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- buoy noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
- hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- prop noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
- sustain verb To keep something going or in existence over time.
- underpin verb To support from below with props or masonry.
Senses
sustentar is used for these senses in English:
- buoy To maintain or enhance enthusiasm or confidence; to lift the spirits of.
- hold To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
- prop (transitive, sometimes, figurative) To support or shore up something.
- shore up (transitive, often, figuratively) To reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure).
- sustain (transitive) To provide for or nourish.
- underpin (transitive, figuratively) To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate.
buoy — full definition
- noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
- verb To keep something floating, or to lift someone's spirits or confidence.
hold — full definition
- verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- verb To keep something in a particular state, position, or place, such as reserving it or making someone wait.
- verb To remain true, valid, or in effect.
- noun A grip or grasp on something.
- noun The cargo storage area below a ship's deck.