Asturian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin sustinēre.

Verb

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sostener

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

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin sustinēre.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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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