withstand

Значение

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

Частота

Пишется через дефис как

with‧stand

Произносится как (IPA)

/wɪðˈstænd/

Этимология

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”).