withstand

Mane (Îngilîzî)

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

Binavkirî wek

with‧stand

Wekî (IPA) tê gotin

/wɪðˈstænd/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

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”).