withstand
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Old English wiðstandan (wið "against" + standan "to stand")
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to withstand (third-person singular simple present withstands, present participle withstanding, simple past and past participle withstood)
- To resist or endure (something) successfully.
- To oppose (something) forcefully.
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to resist
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to oppose
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