| Level | C1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | verb |
| Front | sustain |
| IPA | /səˈsteɪn / verb [transitive] |
| Back | devamını sağlamak, ayakta tutmak sürdürmek |
| Back 2 | sustain (verb) /səˈsteɪn
/ verb [transitive]
1 to
keep sb/sth alive or healthy
devamını
sağlamak, ayakta tutmak
Oxygen sustains life.
His belief in God sustained him through his
long illness.
2 to
make sth continue for a long period of time without becoming less
sürdürmek, ayakta
tutmak
It's hard to sustain interest for such a
long time.
3 (formal)
to experience sth bad
uğramak, maruz
kalmak
to sustain damage/an injury/a defeat
|
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