🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

지속적인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jisokjeogin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sustained/səˈsteɪnd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"팀의 지속적인 노력은 그들의 성공으로 이어졌습니다."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Continuously maintained over a period of time.

    "The sustained effort of the team led to their ultimate success."
  2. 2

    Enduring or lasting without interruption.

    "The sustained applause from the audience showed their appreciation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'sustained' originates from the Latin 'sustinere', meaning 'to hold up' or 'to support'. It evolved through Old French 'sustenir' before entering Middle English, where it took on the modern sense of maintaining or prolonging something over time.

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