sustain, sustainable, unsustainable, sustainability, sustaining

Don Graham, The Post’s former publisher, said he felt that in knowing Goldberg, he knew a great secret: Goldberg was one of the most brilliant people in Silicon Valley.

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Dave Goldberg died from head injuries sustained when he fell off a treadmill

The SurveyMonkey executive was vacationing at a Mexican resort.

WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Merkel calls for a sustainable solution to Europe's problems

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has given a speech to the German parliament
explaining the decisions taken at last weekend's EU summit. She sees
Germany taking a leadership role in resolving the bloc's debt crisis.

Mark Madoff's Name Was Too Big a Burden to Bear

By DIANA B. HENRIQUES and PETER LATTMAN

Mark Madoff was trying to rebuild his life, but the burdens of being Bernie Madoff's son had steadily become unsustainable.

Sustainability nears a tipping point

Sustainability now occupies a central and permanent place in corporate boardrooms; 31% of respondents say sustainability is contributing to their profits, and 70% have placed sustainability permanently on their management agendas, according to a new global study by MIT Sloan Management Review a....

Definition of sustain

verb

[with object]

• 1strengthen or support physically or mentally:this thought had sustained him throughout the years (as adjective sustaining)a sustaining breakfast of bacon and eggs; sustaining member of WQXR
• cause to continue or be prolonged for an extended period or without interruption:he cannot sustain a normal conversation
• (of a performer) represent (a part or character) convincingly:he sustained the role with burly resilience
• bear (the weight of an object) without breaking or falling:he sagged against her so that she could barely sustain his weight figurativehis health will no longer enable him to sustain the heavy burdens of office

• 2 undergo or suffer (something unpleasant, especially an injury):he died after sustaining severe head injuries

• 3uphold, affirm, or confirm the justice or validity of:the allegations of discrimination were sustained

noun

Music

• an effect or facility on a keyboard or electronic instrument whereby a note can be sustained after the key is released.

Derivatives

sustainer

noun

sustainment

noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French soustenir, from Latin sustinere, from sub- 'from below' + tenere 'hold'

sustainable

(sə-stā'nə-bəl)
adj.

1. Capable of being sustained.
2. Capable of being continued with minimal long-term effect on the environment: sustainable agriculture.

sustainability sus·tain'a·bil'i·ty n.

sustainable[sus・tain・a・ble]

• レベル：社会人必須
• 発音記号[səstéinəbl]
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[形]維持［継続］できる；〈開発などが〉持続可能な（環境を破壊せずに, 現状を維持したまま永久的に継続できる）

sustainable development
持続可能な開発.

unsustainable



IN BRIEF: Not capable of being maintained.