sustainable
pronunciation
How to pronounce sustainable in British English: UK [səˈsteɪnəbl]
How to pronounce sustainable in American English: US [səˈsteɪnəbl]
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- Adjective:
- capable of being sustained
Word Origin
- sustainable (adj.)
- 1610s, "bearable," from sustain + -able. Attested from 1845 in the sense "defensible;" from 1965 with the meaning "capable of being continued at a certain level." Sustainable growth is recorded from 1965. Related: Sustainably.
Example
- 1. But don 't confuse fast growth with sustainable growth .
- 2. Without that gravity helping you out , you 'll have to push yourself constantly , and that isn 't very sustainable .
- 3. The people develop sustainable livelihoods .
- 4. None of these trends is sustainable .
- 5. Could sustainable cities save the planet ?