withstand
Meaning
- (transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.
- To oppose (something) forcefully.
Synonyms
contend with
be against
impugn
Translations
résister
widerstehen
resistere
weerstaan
resistir
resistir
αντέχω
resistirFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/wɪðˈstænd/
Etymology
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”).
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