The bridge couldn't sustain the force of the strong current and collapsed.
Source: tatoeba (18981)
Sustain
//səˈsteɪn//
Synonyms for "sustain" (292 found)
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Closest matches (59)
Strong matches (87)
conservecontend forcontinuecontinue to becopyrightcorroboratecossetcountercradlecrutchcultivatecushiondefeat timedefenddefy timedigestdinedocumentdry nursedry-nurse
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dwellencounterendorseendureenergizeentertainespouseestablishexistexperienceextendfavorfeedfeelfinancefloatfloat highfodderfondleforagefortifyfosterfoundfuelfundgirdgive supportgogo ongo throughgrassgratifygrazegroundguardhang inhang in therehang toughhardenhavehold onhold outhold upinvigoratejustifykeepkeep afloatkeep alivekeep goingkeep intactkeep inviolatekeep onkeep safekeep upknowlabor underlastlast longlast out
Related words (146)
lavish care onlend supportlengthenlivelive onlive throughluglumplump itmainstaymaintainmake a pleameatmeetmeet up withmeet withmessmothernervenot destroy
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not endangernot expendnot use upnot wastenursenurturenutrifypackpamperpass throughpasturepatentpayperdureperennateperseverepersistpersist inpillowplead forpreserveprevailprobateproceed withpropprop upprotectprotractproveprovisionput up withratifyrebutreceiverecognizerefreshrefuteregaleregisterreinforcereinvigorateremainreplyrespondrestrengthenretainride highriposterunrun onrun up againstsanctionsatisfysavesay in defenseseeshoreshore upshouldersparespeak forspeak up forspendspoon feedspoon-feedstabilizestandstand bystand forstand understand up forstaystay onsteelstickstick up forstiffenstomachstrengthensubsidizesubsistsubstantiatesubventionsubventionizesucklesupportsurvivetake up withtarrytastetempertide overtoleratetotetoughenunderbraceundergirdundergounderlieunderpinundersetupbearupholdupkeepupliftupraiseurge reasons forvalidateverifywaftwarrantwearwear wellweatherwet nursewet-nursewine and dinewithstand
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9 entriescoordinate
1 entriesderived
5 entrieshas context
1 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
24 entriesShowing 16 of 24 words.
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1 entriesTranslations
73 translations across 27 languages.
Arabic
3 entries- أَبْقَى verb (to maintain something)
- عَالَ verb (to provide for or nourish something)
- يَعُولُ verb (to provide for or nourish something)
Bulgarian
3 entries- издържам verb (to provide for or nourish something)
- поддържам verb (to maintain something)
- потвърждавам verb (to maintain something)
Catalan
1 entries- sostenir verb (to maintain something)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 供养 verb (to provide for or nourish something)
- 维持 verb (to maintain something)
Czech
1 entries- udržovat verb (to maintain something)
Danish
3 entries- forsørge verb (to provide for or nourish something)
- underholde verb (to provide for or nourish something)
- vedholde verb (to maintain something)
Dutch
2 entries- in stand houden verb (to maintain something)
- onderhouden verb (to provide for or nourish something)
Estonian
1 entries- alal hoidma verb (to maintain something)
Finnish
4 entries- huoltaa verb (to provide for or nourish something)
- pitää yllä verb (to maintain something)
- pitää yllä verb (to provide for or nourish something)
- ravita verb (to provide for or nourish something)
French
2 entries- maintenir verb (to maintain something)
- subvenir verb (to provide for or nourish something)
Galician
1 entries- soster verb (to maintain something)
German
4 entries- Kraft geben verb (to aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate)
- aufrechterhalten verb (to maintain something)
- aufrechterhalten verb (to confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold)
- aufrechterhalten verb (to keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support)
Hungarian
2 entries- fenntart verb (to maintain something)
- helyt ad verb (law: to allow, accept, or admit (e.g. an objection or motion) as valid)
Irish
2 entries- cothaigh verb (to provide for or nourish something)
- iompair verb (to maintain something)
Macedonian
3 entries- за́чува verb (to maintain something)
- и́здржи verb (to provide for or nourish something)
- о́држи verb (to maintain something)
Māori
1 entries- ukauka verb (to maintain something)
Norwegian
1 entries- pådra seg verb (to experience or suffer)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- opprettholde verb (to maintain something)
Old English
1 entries- beran verb (to keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support)
Polish
3 entries- podtrzymać verb (to maintain something)
- podtrzymać verb (to provide for or nourish something)
- utrzymywać verb (to provide for or nourish something)
Portuguese
2 entries- sustentar verb (to provide for or nourish something)
- suster verb (to maintain something)
Russian
4 entries- обеспе́чивать verb (to provide for or nourish something)
- подде́рживать verb (to maintain something)
- содержа́ть verb (to maintain something)
- содержа́ть verb (to provide for or nourish something)
Sanskrit
2 entries- यच्छति verb (to maintain something)
- यच्छति verb (to provide for or nourish something)
Spanish
4 entries- sostener verb (to maintain something)
- sostener verb (to provide for or nourish something)
- sustentar verb (to maintain something)
- sustentar verb (to provide for or nourish something)
Swedish
1 entries- vidhålla verb (to maintain something)
Turkish
2 entries- muhafaza etmek verb (to maintain something)
- sürdürmek verb (to maintain something)
Zazaki
1 entries- ravêrnen verb (to maintain something)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
Heavy posts are needed to sustain this bridge.
Source: tatoeba (59648)
I sustain my family.
Source: tatoeba (246652)
Time and space are one body, mind and things sustain each other.
Source: tatoeba (969529)
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