sostenere significa in inglese

abet [abetted, abetting, abets]▼(to support, uphold, or aid)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈbet] [US: ə.ˈbet]

advocate [advocated, advocating, advocates]▼(encourage support for)
verb
[UK: ˈæd.vək.eɪt] [US: ˈæd.vəkət]He advocated reduction of taxes. = Sostenne la riduzione delle tasse.

allege [alleged, alleging, alleges]▼(to state under oath)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈledʒ] [US: ə.ˈledʒ]

argue [argued, arguing, argues]▼(to present a viewpoint)
verb
[UK: ˈɑː.ɡjuː] [US: ˈɑːr.ɡjuː]Galileo argued that the earth moves. = Galileo sosteneva che la terra si muove.

assert [asserted, asserting, asserts]▼(To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈsɜːt] [US: ə.ˈsɝːt]She firmly asserts that she will not sing in front of anybody. = Sostiene fermamente che non canterà davanti a nessuno.

back [backed, backing, backs]▼(to support)
verb
[UK: ˈbæk] [US: ˈbæk]

bolster [bolstered, bolstering, bolsters]▼(to brace, reinforce, secure, or support)
verb
[UK: ˈbəʊl.stə(r)] [US: ˈboʊl.stə(r)]

buttress [buttressed, buttressing, buttresses]▼(support something or someone by supplying evidence)
verb
[UK: ˈbʌ.trəs] [US: ˈbʌ.trəs]

cheer up▼(to become happy)
verb
[UK: tʃɪə(r) ʌp] [US: ˈtʃɪr ʌp]

empower [empowered, empowering, empowers]▼(to give confidence and/or strength to)
verb
[UK: ɪm.ˈpaʊə(r)] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpaʊər]

foster [fostered, fostering, fosters]▼(to nurse or cherish something)
verb
[UK: ˈfɒ.stə(r)] [US: ˈfɑː.stər]

have someone's back▼(be prepared and willing to support or defend someone)
verb

hold up▼(to withstand; to stand up to; to survive)
verb
[UK: həʊld ʌp] [US: hoʊld ʌp]

pitch [pitched, pitching, pitches]▼(to promote, advertise, or attempt to sell)
verb
[UK: pɪtʃ] [US: ˈpɪtʃ]

posit [posited, positing, posits]▼(to postulate)
verb
[UK: ˈpɒ.zɪt] [US: ˈpɑː.zət]

promote [promoted, promoting, promotes]▼(advocate or urge on behalf of something)
verb
[UK: prə.ˈməʊt] [US: prəˈmoʊt]

second [seconded, seconding, seconds]▼(to agree as a second person)
verb
[UK: ˈsek.ənd] [US: ˈsek.ənd]

shore up▼(to reinforce or strengthen (something at risk of failure))
verb
[UK: ʃɔː(r) ʌp] [US: ˈʃɔːr ʌp]

stand [stood, standing, stands]▼(to undergo; withstand; hold up)
verb
[UK: stænd] [US: ˈstænd]

stand for▼(to advocate or support)
verb
[UK: stænd fɔː(r) ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈstænd ˈfɔːr ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]

underpin [underpinned, underpinning, underpins]▼(To support from below with props or masonry)
verb
[UK: ˌʌn.də.ˈpɪn] [US: ˈʌn.dər.ˌpɪn]

uphold [upheld, upheld, upholding, upholds]▼(to support by approval or encouragement)
verb
[UK: ˌʌp.ˈhəʊld] [US: ˌʌpˈhoʊld]The followers firmly uphold the belief that the Devil is a powerful and malevolent entity. = I seguaci sostengono fermamente la convinzione che il Diavolo sia un'entità potente e malevola.

bear the brunt▼(to endure the worst part of something)
verb