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sostenere.

to support, to hold up, to prop, to carry the weight of

9 characters4 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/sos.teˈne.re/
  1. to support, to hold up, to prop, to carry the weight of

    transitive
  2. to sustain, to bear, to stand, to suffer

    transitive
  3. to support, to back, to stand up for, to uphold, to defend, to cheer up

    transitive
  4. to state, to assert, to claim, to maintain

    transitive
  5. to play, to act

    transitive
  6. to be the arche of

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Latin sustinēre.

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