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

Their opponents, meanwhile, sustained less than 500 casualties in all.

From The Wall Street Journal

South Korea’s headline PMI pointed to sustained deterioration, but Pantheon Macroeconomics’ Kelvin Lam expects brisk international demand for high-performance AI chips to keep supporting export orders through 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal

That helped markets recover the losses sustained in the first half of the month, and analysts said they could be in store for an end-of-year rally.

From Barron's

Herbert sustained the injury with about five minutes remaining in the opening quarter when he stepped up in the pocket, scrambled to his left and gained a yard before being tackled by safety Jeremy Chinn.

From Los Angeles Times

Greek farmers have sustained major losses from an infestation of sheep pox, and an EU investigation into widespread subsidy fraud that has delayed payments to legitimate claimants.

From Barron's

Related Words

• constant
• continued
• continuous
• uninterrupted