adj
sustaining
adj
1
Providing support, strength, or nourishment.
"A sustaining breakfast helps you get through the morning."
noun
1
The act or process of keeping something going or supported.
"The sustaining of the ceasefire depended on both sides cooperating."
How to Use Sustaining
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishGiving ongoing support or nourishment, or the act of keeping something going.
Common pairings
a sustaining meal
self-sustaining
Word Forms
more sustaining comparative, sustainings plural, most sustaining superlative
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A _____ breakfast helps you get through the morning.