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Junkomama
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 Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:45 pm Post subject: sustain/ maintain |
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Hello, teachers.
What the difference between "sustain" and "maintain"?
My dictionary says "sustain" means "to make something continue without
becoming less." and "maintain" means "to make something continue at the same level, standard,etc."
Then, do the two words have strictly same meaning?
If not, would you show me some examples in which these words are not
exchageable?
Thank you in advance,
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Mallaien
Joined: 10 Jul 2006
Posts: 61
Location: Louisville, Kentucky USA
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:40 pm Post subject: Re: sustain/ maintain |
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Dictionary.com says... I add the example sentances.
they can be interchangeable using thies guidlines.
but in this case:
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| "I will maintain the car." or "I will keep the car maintained." |
refers to maintence or repair, so it cannot be interchangable with sustain, in a conversation.
sus�tain
1. To keep in existence; maintain.
2. To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for.
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| "This food will sustain me untill tomorrow." |
3. To support from below; keep from falling or sinking; prop.
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| "That wall is being sustaind by that stick, or it might fall down." |
4. To support the spirits, vitality, or resolution of; encourage.
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| "your happiness sustains me thru these troubling times." |
5. To bear up under; withstand:
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| I can't sustain the blistering heat. |
6. To experience or suffer:
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| The victim sustained a fatal injury. |
7. To affirm the validity of:
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| The judge has sustained the prosecutor's objection. |
8. To prove or corroborate; confirm. (same as #7)
9. To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently.
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"He kept on making jokes to sustain the laughter."
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main�tain Audio pronunciation of "maintain" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mn-tn)
tr.v. main�tained, main�tain�ing, main�tains
1. To keep up or carry on; continue: maintain good relations.
2. To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain: maintain one's composure.
3. To keep in a condition of good repair or efficiency: maintain two cars.
4.
1. To provide for; support: maintain a family.
2. To keep in existence; sustain: enough food to maintain life.
5. To defend or hold against criticism or attack: maintained his stand on taxes.
6. To declare to be true; affirm: maintained her innocence.
7. To adhere or conform to; keep: maintain a busy schedule. |
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Junkomama
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| Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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Hello, Mallaien-san.
Thank you for showing me the definitions and example sentences!
Regards,
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