sustain

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for sustain

sustain 🔊 /sʌstejˈn/

sustain : උසුලනවා

sustain : බාරගන්නවා

sustain : ශක්තිය ඇති කරනවා

sustain : වාවනවා

sustain : උසුරුවනවා

sustain : ආහාර සපයනවා

sustain : විඳිනවා

sustain : ඔප්පු කරනවා

sustain : දරා සිටිනවා

sustain : නොනවත්වා පවත්වනවා

sustain : නොනැසී පවත්වනවා

sustain : ස්ථීර කරනවා

sustain : අනුමත කරනවා

sustain definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.
  2. Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support.
  3. To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army.
  4. To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
  5. To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment.
  6. To suffer; to bear; to undergo.
  7. To allow the prosecution of; to admit as valid; to sanction; to continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the court sustained the action or suit.
  8. To prove; to establish by evidence; to corroborate or confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition.

Noun. One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer.