withstand

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

résister

soutenir

affronter

s’obstiner

rester ferme

supporter

tenir

tenir bon

tenir tête

Synonymes

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

Traductions

widerstehen

resistere

weerstaan

resistir

resistir

αντέχω

aushalten

standhouden

resistir

bezwaar hebben tegen

aguantar

resistere

opporsi

resisto

zich verzetten

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/wɪðˈstænd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: withstanden

Hérité de ancien anglais: wiþstandan

Appartenant à Old Frisian: withstanda

Appartenant à néerlandais: weerstaan

Appartenant à allemand: 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”).