sustain

/səˈsteɪn/ verb [T]

Translation

CONTINUE › to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time

sürdürmek, devam ettirmek

The team may not be able to sustain this level of performance.930

SUPPORT › to support someone or something so that they can live or exist

güç/umut/cesaret vermek, tahammül gücü vermek

The money he received was hardly enough to sustain a wife and five children.7941179

sustain damage/injuries/losses formal › If someone or something sustains injuries/damage/losses, etc, they are injured/damaged, etc.

yaralı/hasarlı/kayıpları olmak

She later died in hospital of the injuries sustained in the accident.92520941973

(Definition of sustain verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

false, not real or not legal

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