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That sustains, supports or provides sustenance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1771, Elizabeth Griffith, The History of Lady Barton, London: T. Davies & T. Cadell, Volume 2, Letter 31, p. 21, I turned quick to look for him, and saw him coming towards me, with another gentleman—But I saw no more, my senses forsook me; in spite of Maria’s sustaining arm, I fell motionless on the ground.
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The process by which something is sustained or upheld.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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present participle and gerund of sustain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
подкрепящ
(podkrepjašt)
— that sustains, supports or provides sustenance
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Bulgarian:
потвърждаващ
(potvǎrždavašt)
— that sustains, supports or provides sustenance
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Irish:
cothabhálach
— that sustains, supports or provides sustenance
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Māori:
whakamanapou
— that sustains, supports or provides sustenance
