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

The minister commended the UFU on their "respectful, sustained and successful engagement with the UK government".

From BBC

As a child, Levis got to know the medical system well, thanks to injuries he sustained while playing sports and testing boundaries.

From The Wall Street Journal

Australia's bowlers have landed 30% of their deliveries in this zone throughout the series, with England doing so just 23% of the time, and have therefore put the tourists' batters under more sustained pressure.

From BBC

Not even a blockbuster third-quarter earnings report at the end of October resulted in sustained momentum.

From Barron's

Alexander Isak has sustained a fracture in his left leg and undergone surgery, Liverpool have confirmed.

From BBC

Related Words

• constant
• continued
• continuous
• uninterrupted