withstand

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

résister

soutenir

affronter

s’obstiner

tenir bon

rester ferme

tenir tête

tenir

supporter

Coupé comme

with‧stand

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/wɪðˈstænd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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”).