sustained

American  

[suh-steynd] / səˈsteɪnd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• nonsustained adjective
• presustained adjective
• sustainedly adverb
• unsustained adjective
• well-sustained adjective

Etymology

Origin of sustained

sustain ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Vonn sustained a knee injury when she crashed out in a World Cup downhill race last week, but she expects to compete at the Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times

“The conditions do not appear primed for a sustained reversal in gold prices,” Hsueh added.

From Barron's

However, rate setters continue to mull when or whether to cut rates again this year, should inflation continue under the bank’s 2% target for a more sustained period.

From The Wall Street Journal

An hour and twenty minutes after the mountain had first erupted, the cloud cleared enough for Don Swanson to get his first, sustained look at the top of what was left of Mount St. Helens.

From Literature

Tesla shares are trading lower Monday as new figures underscore the company’s sustained sales woes in Europe.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• constant
• continued
• continuous
• uninterrupted