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# sustained

«sustained» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **kept going for a long time without stopping: sustained…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (sustained); verb, past form of "sustain" (sustain, sustains, sustained, sustaining)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Sustained means kept going for a long time without stopping: sustained effort. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sustained/#m1)

2) (formal) To have sustained an injury is to have been hurt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sustained/#m2)

3) (formal) To sustain something is to keep it alive or going, or to hold up its weight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sustained/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Genesis 47:12 it means fed and provided for, kept alive with bread. Interpretation: Jewish tradition sees Joseph's care in the famine as an example of family loyalty and kindness. The Sefer Yetzirah commentary uses the word for the idea that the world is held up by the same divine language that created it. In the primary lessons: In formal news and reports: "He sustained minor injuries". In science, food sustains life. In schoolwork, sustained effort or sustained writing. Phrases: sustained an injury, sustained effort, sustained attack.

### examples

- And Joseph sustained his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to the want of their little ones. (Torah GEN.47.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sustained/#x1)
- The root SPR thus holds unique metaphysical significance for the SY, alone representing the totality of language by which the world was created and is sustained. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sustained/#x2)
- And He saw that there was no man, and was astonished that there was no intercessor; therefore His own arm brought salvation unto Him; and His righteousness, it sustained Him; (Prophets ISA.59.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sustained/#x3)
- She sustained a broken arm in the fall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sustained/#x4)
- The players sustained minor injuries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sustained/#x5)
- The class showed sustained effort all term. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sustained/#x6)
- Food and water sustained them on the trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sustained/#x7)
- The rain was heavy and sustained. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sustained/#x8)
- The bridge sustained no damage in the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sustained/#x9)
- We did ten minutes of sustained silent reading. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sustained/#x10)
- Sustained wind of 100 km/h blew down the fence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sustained/#x11)
- The flower in its color of flame seemed to receive its nourishment from the water, as a lamp is sustained by oil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sustained/#x12)

### note

Formal register; everyday: kept up, got hurt. Noun: sustainability, sustainable (able to last without harming the planet). Regular verb.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sustained» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sustained/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.