withstand
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withstand
- /wɪðˈstænd/
- /wɪθˈstænd/
Rhymes with -ænd
Where it comes from
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”).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stand firm, hold out, hold up, resist, defy, hold, endure, survive, cope, sustain, support, overcome, stand, tolerate, incur, undergo
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verb to resist
| Español | aguantar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 맞서다 matseoda, 버티다 beotida |
| 日本語 | 抵抗する teikō suru, 反抗する hankō suru, 耐える taeru, 堪える taeru, 撃退する gekitai suru |
| 中文 | 抵抗 dǐkàng, 反抗 fǎnkàng, 抵禦 /抵御 dǐyù |
| Português | aguentar |
| Français | résister |
| Deutsch | widerstehen |
| Italiano | resistere |
| Ελληνικά | αντέχω antécho |
| Русский | сопротивля́ться soprotivljátʹsja, противостоя́ть protivostojátʹ, проти́виться protívitʹsja, вы́стоять výstojatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | chống chọi |
| العربية | قَاوَمَ qāwama |
verb to oppose
| Italiano | fronteggiare |
|---|---|
| Русский | сопротивля́ться soprotivljátʹsja, противостоя́ть protivostojátʹ |
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title = {withstand},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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