# sustaining

Pronunciation: say "suh-STAYN-ing" US/UK /səˈsteɪnɪŋ/, AUS /səˈstæɪnɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of sustain. — present participle and gerund of sustain
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of sustain. Use this form for an action happening now or as a noun naming the activity.
   - _The charity focused on sustaining its food program through the winter._
   - _Sustaining such rapid growth proved difficult for the small company._

## Adjective

2. Providing support, nourishment, or the means to keep something going.
   - Simple: Giving the strength or support needed to keep going.
   - _The soldiers relied on sustaining rations during the long march._
   - _She found his quiet encouragement deeply sustaining through the crisis._

## Noun

3. The process of keeping something in existence or holding it up over time.
   - Simple: The act of keeping something going or holding it up.
   - _The sustaining of life aboard the station depended on recycled water and air._
   - _Careful budgeting allowed the sustaining of the program for another decade._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sustaining (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).