withstand

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Sinonieme

resist

oppose

endure

bear

🐻

stand

tolerate

hold out

defy

cope

suffer

abide

antagonize

stop

🛑

hold

stand up to

hold up

stand up

support

counter

deal with

ward off

block

last

cope with

controvert

counteract

contravene

impede

contend with

survive

thwart

stand firm

face

encounter

be against

put up with

check

object

challenge

cross

countercheck

buck

impugn

brave

antagonise

hold off

bear up

hinder

go through

contrast

Vertalings

résister

widerstehen

resistere

weerstaan

resistir

resistir

αντέχω

bezwaar hebben tegen

aushalten

standhouden

resistir

aguantar

soutenir

opporsi

tegenstreven

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/wɪðˈstænd/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: withstanden

Geërf van Old English: wiþstandan

Verwante met Old Frisian: withstanda

Verwante met Nederlands: weerstaan

Verwante met Duits: widerstehen

In summary

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”).