SUSTAINED definition: kept in process or continued over time; continuous. See examples of sustained used in a sentence.

Its use has been sustained since the days of Middle English (it traces back to the Latin verb sustinēre meaning "to hold up" or "to sustain") by its utility across a variety of consequential …

sustained commitment / effort / success (Definition of sustained from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

To keep in existence; maintain, continue, or prolong: sustain an effort. b. To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently. 2. a. To supply with necessities or nourishment; …

If you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time. He has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age.

Definition of sustained adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective sustained, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

to uphold as valid, just, or correct, as a claim or the person making it: The judge sustained the lawyer's objection. to confirm or corroborate, as a statement: Further investigation sustained …

Jan 14, 2026 · Adjective sustained (comparative more sustained, superlative most sustained) Held continuously at a certain level.

Used to describe something that is maintained at a certain level without interruption over a period of time. Often used in more formal or technical contexts. Refers to something unbroken, …