sustineo

Meaning

1. (conjugation-2) to hold up or upright, uphold, support, sustain
2. (conjugation-2) to keep up, bear up, tolerate
3. (conjugation-2) to hold or keep back or in, stay, check, restrain, control
4. (conjugation-2) to keep back, put off, defer, delay
5. (conjugation-2) to uphold, sustain, maintain, preserve
6. (conjugation-2) to guard, protect
7. (conjugation-2) to undergo, endure, deign, withstand, hold out

Concepts

endure

hold up

let

put up with

stand

sustain

Opposite of

immineō, īnstō, obiectō

Synonyms

patior

perfero

🐻

permitto

sino

Translations

سَمَحَ

deixar

permetre

lassen

leiden

tragen

laisser

souffrir

lasciare

permettere

soffrire

sopportare

🐻

tollerare

laten

toestaan

Pronounced as (IPA)

[sʊsˈtɪ.ne.oː]

Etymology

From sub- + teneō (“hold; restrain”). Compare, on composition and meaning, with the later formed subteneō (“to hold underneath”).