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Sustained — Sus*tained , a. Held up to a certain pitch, degree, or level; uniform; as, sustained pasion; a sustained style of writing; a sustained note in music. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sustained — index chronic, constant, continual (connected), continuous, durable, habitual, incessant, lasting … Law dictionary
sustained by — index dependent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sustained — sustain sus‧tain [səˈsteɪn] verb [transitive] 1. if a company sustains losses or other difficulties, it has them: • Like other insurance companies, we have sustained heavy losses. • The record industry sustained a sales slump in the first half … Financial and business terms
sustained — adjective something that is sustained continues for a long time: Paula owes her success to sustained hard work. | sustained economic development … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Sustained — Sustain Sus*tain , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sustained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sustaining}.] [OE. sustenen, susteinen, OF. sustenir, sostenir, F. soutenir (the French prefix is properly fr. L. subtus below, fr. sub under), L. sustinere; pref. sus (see {Sub … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sustained — sus|tained [səˈsteınd] adj [only before noun] continuing for a long time ▪ a period of sustained economic development ▪ a sustained attack on the government … Dictionary of contemporary English
sustained — sus|tained [ sə steınd ] adjective continuing at the same level or rate for a long time: sustained economic development a sustained attack … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sustained — UK [səˈsteɪnd] / US adjective continuing at the same level or rate for a long time sustained economic development a sustained attack … English dictionary
sustained — adjective her sustained battle against alcoholism Syn: continuous, ongoing, steady, continual, constant, prolonged, persistent, nonstop, perpetual, unabating, relentless, rolling, unrelieved, unbroken, never ending, incessant, unceasing,… … Thesaurus of popular words
