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- [suh-steyn]
- /səˈsteɪn/
- /səsˈteɪnmənt /
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-steyn]
- /səˈsteɪn/
Definitions of sustainment word
- verb with object sustainment to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure. 1
- verb with object sustainment to bear (a burden, charge, etc.). 1
- verb with object sustainment to undergo, experience, or suffer (injury, loss, etc.); endure without giving way or yielding. 1
- verb with object sustainment to keep (a person, the mind, the spirits, etc.) from giving way, as under trial or affliction. 1
- verb with object sustainment to keep up or keep going, as an action or process: to sustain a conversation. 1
- verb with object sustainment to supply with food, drink, and other necessities of life. 1
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Origin of sustainment
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English suste(i)nen < Anglo-French sustenir, Old French < Latin sustinēre to uphold, equivalent to sus- sus- + -tinēre, combining form of tenēre to hold
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Parts of speech for Sustainment
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sustainment popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sustainment usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sustainment
noun sustainment
- living — having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
- maintenance — the act of maintaining: the maintenance of proper oral hygiene.
- carrying — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
Antonyms for sustainment
noun sustainment
- forsaking — Present participle of forsake.
Top questions with sustainment
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