"sustain" meaning in English

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      "form": "sustain",
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        "canonical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sustains",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sustained",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sustained",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sustaining",
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        "present",
        "participle"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I tried to sustain the energy level of the party by playing some rock music."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is sustained, it is maintained."
      ],
      "id": "simple-sustain-en-verb-btJ~cPWf",
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To provide for or nourish (something)."
      ],
      "id": "simple-sustain-en-verb-UAV1lNg1",
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The soldier sustained multiple shots and carried on to kill the enemy troops."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something sustains (an injury etc.), it experiences or suffers (from an injury etc.)."
      ],
      "id": "simple-sustain-en-verb-H546~Oe5",
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        "transitive"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/səˈsteɪn/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/s@\"steIn/"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-sustain.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sustain"
}

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    },
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      "form": "sustains",
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    },
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      "form": "sustained",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "sustained",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sustaining",
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        "present",
        "participle"
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
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        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I tried to sustain the energy level of the party by playing some rock music."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is sustained, it is maintained."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To provide for or nourish (something)."
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        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The soldier sustained multiple shots and carried on to kill the enemy troops."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something sustains (an injury etc.), it experiences or suffers (from an injury etc.)."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/səˈsteɪn/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/s@\"steIn/"
    },
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