withstand en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English withstanden, from Old English wiþstandan, from Proto-West Germanic *wiþistandan (“to withstand, resist”), equivalent to with- (“against”) + stand. Cognate with Old Frisian withstanda (“to resist”). Compare also Dutch weerstaan (“to withstand, repel”), German widerstehen (“to withstand, resist, defy”), Russian противостоять (protivostojatʹ, “to withstand”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.
Tests showed that a tin ceiling could withstand a temperature of 1,369° for an hour and 10 minutes, whereas plaster collapsed in 12 minutes.
1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 65:Some old, underfired clay pantiles might be damaged by button mosses rooting in cracks and fissures. But most post-war tiles are hard enough to withstand a bit of moss growth.
2014 October 26, Jeff Howell, “Is the Japanese knotweed threat exaggerated? Our troubleshooter calls for calm about Japanese knotweed in the garden – and moss on the roof [print version: Don't panic about an overhyped invasion, 25 October 2014, p. P13]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Property), archived from the original on 21 Jan 2015:
- To oppose (something) forcefully.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| withstands | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| withstanding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| withstood | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| withstood | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
withstandable · dielectric withstand test · withstander
Relateds
withstanding · notwithstanding
Synonyms
Translations (53)
osx witharstandan (to resist) · pl wytrzymać (to resist) · it fronteggiare (to oppose) · ru противостоя́ть (to resist) · th ต่อต้าน (to resist) · fr résister (to resist) · ko 맞서다 (to resist) · ja 耐える (to resist) · ru проти́виться (to resist) · ja 抵抗する (to resist) · gl resistir (to resist) · fi kestää (to resist) · lt atsilaikyti (to resist) · mi ātete (to resist) · it resistere (to resist) · uk протистояти (to resist) · ru сопротивля́ться (to oppose) · bg устоявам (to resist) · es aguantar (to resist) · mi whakawhena (to resist) · osx widarstandan (to resist) · ru вы́стоять (to resist) · ko 버티다 (to resist) · ru сопротивля́ться (to resist) · tr direnmek (to resist) · tr karşı koymak (to oppose) · ja 反抗する (to resist) · vi chống chọi (to resist) · tr karşı koymak (to resist) · bg издържам (to resist) · hy տոկալ (to resist) · bg противостоя (to oppose) · th ต้านทาน (to resist) · ja 撃退する (to resist) · ar قَاوَمَ (to resist) · km ទប់ទល់ (to resist) · hy դիմանալ (to resist) · gd cum ri (to resist) · lt atlaikyti (to resist) · cmn 反抗 (to resist) · cmn 抵抗 (to resist) · cmn 抵禦 /抵御 (to resist) · ru противостоя́ть (to oppose) · ang wiþstandan (to resist) · nl weerstaan (to resist) · pt aguentar (to resist) · pl wytrzymywać (to resist) · de widerstehen (to resist) · ja 堪える (to resist) · hu ellenáll (to resist) · el αντέχω (to resist) · fi vastustaa (to oppose) · eo rezisti (to resist)