withstand

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

resistir

aguantar fins al final

contrarestar

oposar-se a

suportar

Sinònims

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

Traduccions

résister

widerstehen

resistere

weerstaan

resistir

resistir

αντέχω

aushalten

standhouden

bezwaar hebben tegen

aguantar

opporsi

soutenir

αντικρούω

resistere

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/wɪðˈstænd/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: withstanden

Heretat de anglès antic: wiþstandan

Cognat amb Old Frisian: withstanda

Cognat amb neerlandès: weerstaan

Cognat amb alemany: 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”).