Sustainment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səstˈeɪnmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/səstˈeɪnmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səstˈeɪnmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /səstˈeɪnmənt/.

Examples

they were in want of sustenance
fishing was their main sustainment

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sustentation upkeep maintenance sustenance

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence “they were in want of sustenance”

Word Forms

sustain	verb	lengthen or extend in duration or space
sustentacular	adjective	serving to sustain or support
maintain	verb	supply with necessities and support

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nachhaltigkeit

der Akt der Lebenserhaltung durch Nahrung oder Bereitstellung eines Lebensunterhalts

🇫🇷French

maintien en puissance

l'acte de maintenir la vie par la nourriture ou de fournir un moyen de subsistance

🇪🇸Spanish

sostenimiento

el acto de sustentar la vida mediante alimentos o proporcionar un medio de subsistencia

🇮🇹Italian

sostegno

l'atto di sostenere la vita attraverso il cibo o di fornire mezzi di sussistenza

🇳🇱Dutch

instandhouding

de handeling van het in stand houden van het leven door voedsel of het verschaffen van middelen van bestaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

sustentação

o ato de sustentar a vida com alimentos ou fornecer meios de subsistência

🇷🇺Russian

поддержание

акт поддержания жизни посредством еды или обеспечения средств к существованию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भारवहन

भोजन द्वारा जीवन को बनाए रखने या निर्वाह का साधन उपलब्ध कराने का कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

টেকসই

খাদ্য দ্বারা জীবন টিকিয়ে রাখার কাজ বা জীবিকা নির্বাহের উপায়

🇮🇳Tamil

தக்கவைத்தல்

உணவின் மூலம் உயிரைத் தக்கவைக்கும் அல்லது வாழ்வாதாரத்தை வழங்குவதற்கான செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిలకడ

ఆహారం ద్వారా జీవితాన్ని నిలబెట్టడం లేదా జీవనోపాధిని అందించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

टिकाव

अन्नाद्वारे जीवन टिकवून ठेवण्याची किंवा उदरनिर्वाहाचे साधन प्रदान करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટકાવી

ખોરાક દ્વારા જીવન ટકાવી રાખવાનું અથવા નિર્વાહનું સાધન પૂરું પાડવાનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮರ್ಥನೆ

ಆಹಾರದಿಂದ ಜೀವನವನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಅಥವಾ ಜೀವನಾಧಾರದ ಸಾಧನವನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിലനിൽപ്പ്

ഭക്ഷണത്തിലൂടെ ജീവൻ നിലനിർത്തുന്നതിനോ ഉപജീവനമാർഗം നൽകുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਭਾਲ

ਭੋਜਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਜੀਵਨ ਨੂੰ ਕਾਇਮ ਰੱਖਣ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਜ਼ਾਰੇ ਦਾ ਸਾਧਨ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

برقراری

کھانے کے ذریعہ زندگی کو برقرار رکھنے یا رزق کا ذریعہ فراہم کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

维持

通过食物维持生命或提供生存手段的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

維持

食物によって生命を維持する、または生存手段を提供する行為

🇰🇷Korean

지속

음식으로 생명을 유지하거나 생활수단을 제공하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự duy trì

hành động duy trì sự sống bằng thực phẩm hoặc cung cấp phương tiện sinh hoạt

🇹🇭Thai

ความยั่งยืน

การดำรงชีวิตด้วยอาหารหรือการดำรงชีวิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

keberlanjutan

tindakan mempertahankan hidup dengan makanan atau menyediakan sarana penghidupan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapanatili

ang pagkilos ng pagpapanatili ng buhay sa pamamagitan ng pagkain o pagbibigay ng paraan ng ikabubuhay

🇲🇾Malay

pengekalan

tindakan mengekalkan kehidupan dengan makanan atau menyediakan sumber sara hidup

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاستدامة

فعل الحفاظ على الحياة عن طريق الغذاء أو توفير وسائل العيش

🇮🇷Persian

پایداری

عمل حفظ زندگی از طریق غذا یا فراهم کردن وسیله ای برای امرار معاش

🇹🇷Turkish

sürdürme

yaşamı gıdayla sürdürme veya geçim kaynağı sağlama eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קיום

הפעולה של קיום חיים על ידי מזון או מתן אמצעי קיום

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The primary meaning of 'sustainment' is 'the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence'.

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Using 'sustainment' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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