sustentar — meaning in English

English meaning

• sustain verb To keep something going or in existence over time.
• underpin verb To support from below with props or masonry.
• uphold verb To support or maintain something, such as a law, principle, or standard.

Senses

sustentar is used for these senses in English:

• carry through (transitive, idiomatic) To manage to execute; to perform successfully, all the way to the end.
• sustain (transitive) To provide for or nourish.
• sustain To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
• underpin (transitive) To support from below with props or masonry.
• underpin (transitive, figuratively) To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate.
• uphold To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling

sustain — full definition

1. verb To keep something going or in existence over time.
2. verb To suffer or experience something harmful, especially an injury.
3. verb To support or provide for someone, especially by giving food or strength.

underpin — full definition

1. verb To support from below with props or masonry.
2. verb To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate.

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