withstand

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[edit] Etymology

Old English wiðstandan (wið "against" + standan "to stand")

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to withstand

Third person singular
withstands

Simple past
withstood

Past participle
withstood

Present participle
withstanding

to withstand (third-person singular simple present withstands, present participle withstanding, simple past and past participle withstood)

  1. To resist or endure (something) successfully.
  2. To oppose (something) forcefully.

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[edit] Translations

to resist
to oppose
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