sostener

Definitions of sostener
  1. verb
    state categorically
    synonyms: aseverar
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    afirmar, alegar, declarar
    report or maintain
    proclamar
    affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
    apelar
    make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
    type of:
    insistir
    be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
  2. verb
    have or hold in one's hands or grip
    synonyms: aguantar, sostenerse, sujetar
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    antonyms:
    dejar ir
    release, as from one's grip
    types:
    aferrar, aferrarse, agarrar, agarrarse, asir, coger, empuñar
    hold firmly
    agarrar, asir
    hold firmly and tightly
    abrazar, acomodarse, arrimarse
    move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
  3. verb
    be the physical support of; carry the weight of
  4. verb
    to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
    synonyms: aguantar, sostenerse, sujetar
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    envolver
    secure with or as if with ropes
    encadenar, esposar, trabar
    restrain with fetters
    esposar
    confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
  5. verb
    have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
    synonyms: aguantar, sostenerse, sujetar, tener
    constar, existir, figurar
    have as a feature
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    conservar, guardar, mantener, retener
    retain possession of
    negar
    refuse to let have
    ahorrar, conservar, preservar, resguardar
    to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
    acumular, almacenar, atesorar, dejar, guardar, meter
    keep or lay aside for future use
    almacenar, guardar
    find a place for and put away for storage
    aguantar, sostenerse, sujetar
    secure and keep for possible future use or application
  6. verb
    secure and keep for possible future use or application
    synonyms: aguantar, sostenerse, sujetar
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    type of:
    conservar, guardar, mantener, retener
    retain possession of
  7. verb
    support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
    synonyms: apoyar, confirmar, corroborar, secundar, sustentar
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    corresponder, ser igual a
    be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
  8. verb
    contain or hold; have within
    synonyms: contener, llevar, poseer, soportar
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    conservar, retener
    hold back within
    cercar, confinar, encerrar
    close in; darkness enclosed him"
    circunscribir, confinar, limitar, orillar
    form the boundary of; be contiguous to
    constreñir
    enclose or confine as if in a box
    enmarcar
    enclose in a frame, as of a picture
    type of:
    comprender, contener, incluir
    have as a part, be made up out of
  9. verb
    have room for; hold without crowding
    synonyms: poseer, retener
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    types:
    albergar, alojar
    contain or cover
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