| sustain | support, provide for, finance; support from below; nourish; assist; encourage, comfort; endure, withstand; prolong, maintain, preserve; experience, undergo; uphold, affirm; confirm | en | (fiil) | en |
| sustain | admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion" supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep | en | en |
| sustain | supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep | en | en |
| sustain | admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion" | en | en |
| sustain | One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer | en | en |
| sustain | To prove; to establish by evidence; to corroborate or confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition | en | en |
| sustain | To allow the prosecution of; to admit as valid; to sanction; to continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the court sustained the action or suit | en | en |
| sustain | To suffer; to bear; to undergo | en | en |
| sustain | To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under; as, to sustain defeat and disappointment | en | en |
| sustain | To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate | en | en |
| sustain | To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army | en | en |
| sustain | Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the like; to support | en | en |
| sustain | To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight | en | en |
| sustain | If you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time. But he has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age a period of sustained economic growth throughout 1995 | en | en |
| sustain | If you sustain something such as a defeat, loss, or injury, it happens to you. Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage A seventeen-year-old tourist died late last night of injuries sustained in yesterday's bomb blast | en | en |
| sustain | If something sustains you, it supports you by giving you help, strength, or encouragement. The cash dividends they get from the cash crop would sustain them during the lean season | en | en |
| sustain | lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work" | en | en |
| sustain | undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" | en | en |
| sustain | provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" | en | en |
| sustain | be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" | en | en |
| sustain | establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" | en | en |
| sustain | A court ruling upholding an objection or a motion | en | en |
| sustain | To sustain is to hold a note (or a chord) The musical tones fade out gradually [See also: DAMPER ] | en | en |
| sustain | The third of the four segments in an ADSR envelope The sustain portion of the envelope begins when the attack and decay portions have run their course, and continues until the key is released The sustain control is used to determine the level at which the envelope will remain While the attack, decay, and release controls are rate or time controls, the sustain control is a level control | en | en |
| sustain | Review progress against the intended benefits, identify successes and circulate lessons learned to reinforce behavioural changes | en | en |
| sustain | In an ADSR envelope, the control that determines the level that the sound is played at while the note is being held, and after the other envelope portions (Attack and Decay) have been cycled through | en | en |
| sustain | The length of a musical note | en | en |
| sustain | amplitude during the middle part of the envelope | en | en |
| sustain | The midranged volume of a musical note | en | en |
| sustain | There is a fine line between a speaker being over and underdamped If it's underdamped, it can be harsh, ringing, and sound brittle If it is overdamped, it can sound thin, choked and compressed When it is just right for a particular installation, it has just the right breakup, texture, and sustain | en | en |
| sustain | when the court finds a petition true | en | en |
| sustain | (See ADSR ) | en | en |
| sustain | is the holding of a note longer than a key is pressed There is a sustain button on Claviset Prime which provides a short additional holding of played notes The optional sustain pedal permits very long holding of notes This is useful when a very rich, broad set of notes is desired to build a chord for instance Many experienced players will not play without a sustain pedal, but most beginners do not use one until they become much more comfortable | en | en |
| sustain | Kbel | en | en |
v:sustained / sustaining sustains Etymology :Middle English sustenen, from Old French sustenir, from Latin sustinEre to hold up, sustain, from sub-, sus- up + tenEre to hold; more at SUB-, THIN. Pronunciation :s&-stAn. Function :transitive verb. Date :13th century.
