sustentar
Meanings
Verb
1. to sustain, support, underpin (physically) (transitive)
2. to sustain, support, hold (i.e. provide resources) (transitive)
3. to support, underpin, uphold (transitive, figuratively)
4. to be supported, be underpinned, be sustained (reflexive)
Examples3
Tom apenas gana lo suficiente para sustentarse.
Tom just barely earns enough to live on.
No puede sustentar a su familia con su sueldo mensual.
He cannot support his family on his monthly income.
No tenemos un mecanismo para sustentar la financiación.
We don't have a mechanism for sustained funding.