sostenere

Italian (Fiorentino)

verb
Definitions
  • to support, to hold up, to prop, to carry the weight of
  • to sustain, to bear, to stand, to suffer
  • to support, to back, to stand up for, to uphold, to defend, to cheer up
  • to state, to assert, to claim, to maintain
  • (theater) to play, to act

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sustinēre.

Origin

Latin

sustinēre

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