adj
Meaning 1
Held continuously at a certain level.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sustained
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/səˈsteɪnd/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -eɪnd
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CMU ARPABET: S AH0 S T EY1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Held at a certain pitch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of sustain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
(of an electric arc) continuous
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: free burning
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
maintained at length without interruption or weakening
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- sustained flight
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: постоянен (postojanen) — held at a certain level
- Bulgarian: незатихващ (nezatihvašt) — held at a certain level
- Danish: vedholdende — held at a certain level
- Finnish: pitkäkestoinen — held at a certain level
- Finnish: pitkäjänteinen — held at a certain level
- Greek: αδιάπτωτος (adiáptotos) — held at a certain level
- Māori: whakauka — held at a certain level
- Spanish: sustentado — held at a certain level
- Spanish: sostenido — held at a certain level
Real reading context