sustain
1 verb maintain, support TRANSITIVEcoimeád ag imeacht coinnigh ag gabháil cothaigh verb we have enough food to sustain us tá ár ndóthain bia againn chun an dé a choinneáil ionainn, tá go leor bia againn le muid féin a chothúto sustain growth fás a chothú 2 verb keep sth going TRANSITIVEcoimeád ag imeacht coinnigh ag gabháil cothaigh verb you have to sustain their interest is gá duit a suim a chothúto sustain momentum móiminteam a choimeád ag imeachtto sustain a relationship caidreamh a choinneáil ag gabháilto sustain a note nóta a choinneáil, leanúint de nóta, fad a bhaint as nótaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb suffer TRANSITIVEfulaing verb he sustained an injury bhain gortú dó, gortaíodh éthey sustained huge losses bhain caillteanais ollmhóra dóibh 4 verb LAW uphold TRANSITIVEceadaigh verb to sustain an objection agóid a cheadú 5 verb tolerate, bear TRANSITIVEseas verb iompair verb it won't sustain the weight ní thógfaidh sé an meáchan, ní bheidh sé in ann ag an meáchan