Dutch language

How to pronounce sustain in Dutch?

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Type Words
Synonyms keep up, prolong
Type of preserve, uphold, bear on, carry on, continue
Has types keep, continue, retain, keep on
Derivation sustenance, sustainable, sustainer


We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible.
Type Words
Synonyms get, have, suffer
Type of receive, get, experience, have
Has types break down, collapse, break up, crack, crack up, cramp, crock up
Verb group have
Type Words
Synonyms hold, hold up, support
Has types pole, block, brace, bracket, underpin, truss, buoy, buoy up, carry, shore up, shore, scaffold, chock, prop up, prop
Type Words
Synonyms nourish, nurture
Type of provide, supply, ply, cater
Has types carry
Derivation sustainment, sustainable, sustenance


We sustained ourselves on bread and water.
Type Words
Synonyms keep, maintain
Type of have got, have, hold
Has types carry, patronage, reseed
Derivation sustenance


She alone sustained her family.
The money will sustain our good cause.
Type Words
Synonyms affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support
Has types vouch, back, back up, demonstrate, document, establish, prove, shew, show, validate, verify
Derivation sustainable
Type Words
Type of admit, acknowledge
Derivation sustainable


The court sustained the motion.