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sostenir.

to sustain, bear, hold up

8 characters3 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

verb[sus.təˈni]Central, Northern[sos.təˈni]Balearic[sos.teˈniɾ]Valencia[sos.teˈni]Northwestern
  1. to sustain, bear, hold up

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · transitive
  2. to defend, uphold

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · transitive
  3. to support, back up

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · figuratively · transitive
  4. to stand up

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · pronominal
  5. to remain

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · figuratively · pronominal
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Catalan sostenir, from Latin sustinēre, with normal change of conjugation to -ir. Compare Occitan sostenir, French soutenir.

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