withstand

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

resistere

opporsi

opporsi a

fronteggiare

reggere

🐻

far

far fronte a

tenere testa

sopportare

🐻

tenere

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

résister

widerstehen

resistir

weerstaan

resistir

αντέχω

aushalten

standhouden

resistir

bezwaar hebben tegen

aguantar

soutenir

resisto

resistere

zich verzetten

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/wɪðˈstænd/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: withstanden

Ereditato da inglese antico: wiþstandan

Affine Old Frisian: withstanda

Affine olandese: weerstaan

Affine tedesco: 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”).