Asturian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin sustinēre.

Verb edit

sostener

  1. to hold (to grasp)
  2. to sustain

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin sustinēre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sosteˈneɾ/ [sos.t̪eˈneɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: sos‧te‧ner

Verb edit

sostener (first-person singular present sostengo, first-person singular preterite sostuve, past participle sostenido)

  1. to hold, to hold up, to prop up, to sustain, to underpin (physically)
  2. to sustain, to support, to keep (i.e. to give continuity to)
  3. to support, to uphold, to hold, to sustain, to contend, to maintain, to argue, to claim, to underpin, to defend

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