sustained

[ suh-steynd ]

adjective

1. kept in process or continued over time; continuous:

   National budgets need to reflect a sustained commitment to children's positive development, strong families, and caring communities.

2. (of an injury, cost, etc.) borne, experienced, or suffered:

   Homeowner’s insurance is not available to cover sustained losses from a radiological accident.

3. upheld or confirmed as valid:

   Nothing smacks more of courtroom defeat than ending a cross-examination on a sustained objection.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of sustain.

Other Words From

• sus·tain·ed·ly [s, uh, -, stey, -nid-lee, -, steynd, -], adverb
• non·sus·tained adjective
• pre·sus·tained adjective
• un·sus·tained adjective
• well-sus·tained adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sustained¹

sustain ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Any restaurant with a sustained fame ends up becoming a set, of sorts, and on that front, Sotto Sotto cinched it.

From The Daily Beast

What could have sustained him during these darkest of hours?

From The Daily Beast

So yes, there was a lot of meaty stuff that sustained me over those eight years.

From The Daily Beast

Beijing, famously, launched a coordinated and sustained attack against Google a half decade ago to injure its business in China.

From The Daily Beast

The fact that the virus is still alive has sustained many safety concerns, both rational and irrational, about its use.

From The Daily Beast

The faint candle-light glimmered on a ponderous gilded cornice, which had also sustained violence.

From Project Gutenberg

The allies sustained a loss of 20,000, and among them several experienced officers.

From Project Gutenberg

But for whatever injury the maker of the check may have sustained the bank must make good.

From Project Gutenberg

A few scratches here and there marred the polish of the frame and one cushion had sustained an ugly rent.

From Project Gutenberg

He can do another thing, accept the stock and sue for the damage he has sustained by the deceit that has been practiced on him.

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Related Words

• constant
• continued
• continuous
• uninterrupted