how to pronounce sustain

/səˈstɛɪn/

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sustain is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of sustain in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… across a message sustain and leave you …”

meaning of sustain

Sustain means to keep something in existence or to keep something going.

sustain frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word sustain occurs in english on average 12.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.