Definitions of withstand [ɪθˈstænd, wɪð-]

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Definition of 'withstand'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) withstand
to resist or oppose, esp. successfully:
to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.

2. withstand
to bear; tolerate the effects of:
to withstand pain.

3. (v.i.) withstand
to stand in opposition; resist.

Definition of 'withstand'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) defy, withstand, hold, hold up
resist or confront with resistance
"The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

2. (verb) resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

Definition of 'withstand'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) withstand
to not be destroyed or damaged by sth
Only two buildings withstood the earthquake.

Definition of 'withstand'

Webster Dictionary

1. withstand
to stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments

Translation of 'withstand'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to oppose or resist (successfully) They withstood the siege for eight months.
Afrikaans: weerstand bied	Arabic: يَصْمُد، يَحْتَمِل، يَتَح	Bulgarian: издържам
Brazilian: resistir	Czech: odolat	German: widerstehen
Danish: modstå	Greek: αντιστέκομαι επιτυχώς, αν	Spanish: resistirse (a), aguantar
Estonian: vastu panema	Farsi: مقاومت کردن	Finnish: sietää
French: résister (à); soutenir	Hebrew: לַעֲמוֹד בִּפנֵי	Hindi: सहना
Croatian: izdržati	Hungarian: ellenáll (vkinek, vminek)	Indonesian: melawan, bertahan
Icelandic: þola, standast	Italian: resistere a; sopportare	Japanese: ～に抵抗する
Korean: 저항하다	Lithuanian: atlaikyti, priešintis	Latvian: pretoties; izturēt; nepad
Malay: melawan; menentang; menah	Dutch: weerstaan	Norwegian: motstå, gjøre motstand
Polish: opierać się, stawiać opór	Persian: مقاومت کردن	Pashto: په مقابل كې درېدل، ټينګار
Portuguese: resistir	Romanian: a se opune, a rezista	Russian: выдерживать
Slovak: odolať	Slovenian: upirati se	Serbian: odolevati
Swedish: stå emot, uthärda	Thai: ทนต่อ; อดทนต่อ	Turkish: dayanmak, karşı koymak
Taiwanese: 成功抵擋	Ukrainian: протистояти; чинити опір	Urdu: مقابلہ کرنا
Vietnamese: chống lại	Chinese: 经受住
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