What does WITHSTAND mean?
Definitions for WITHSTAND
wɪθˈstænd, wɪð-with·stand
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Princeton's WordNet
defy, withstand, hold, hold upverb
resist or confront with resistance
"The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firmverb
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
Wiktionary
withstandverb
To resist or endure (something) successfully.
withstandverb
To oppose (something) forcefully.
Etymology: wiðstandan (wið "against" + standan "to stand")
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Withstandverb
To gainstand; to oppose; to resist.
Etymology: with and stand.
The violence of sorrow is not at the first to be striven withal, being like a mighty beast, sooner tamed with following, than overthrown by withstanding. Philip Sidney.
The wonderful zeal and fervour wherewith ye have withstood the received orders of this church, was the first thing which caused me to enter unto consideration, whether every christian man fearing God, stand bound to join with you. Richard Hooker.
It is our frailty that in many things we all do amiss, but a virtue that we would do amiss in nothing, and a testimony of that virtue, that when we pray that what occasion of sin soever do offer itself, we may be strengthened from above to withstand it. Richard Hooker, b. v.
They soon set sail; nor now the fates withstand;
Their forces trusted with a foreign hand. Dryden.When Elymas withstood Paul and Barnabas, and when Paul says of Alexander, he hath greatly withstood our words, do we think the withstanding there was without speaking? Francis Atterbury.
ChatGPT
withstand
To withstand means to remain undamaged, unaffected, or stay strong, often in a situation or under conditions that are difficult or hostile. It can also refer to the ability to resist or endure something challenging such as stress, pressure, or some form of adverse conditions.
Webster Dictionary
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
Etymology: [AS. wistandan. See With, prep., and Stand.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Withstand
with-stand′, v.t. to stand against: to oppose or resist:—pa.t. and pa.p. Withstood′.—n. Withstand′er.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
withstand
To oppose; to resist; as, to withstand the attack of troops.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of WITHSTAND in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of WITHSTAND in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of WITHSTAND in a Sentence
This committee takes allegations of sexual assault very seriously - it is unacceptable, but this committee will not act on unproven allegations - allegations that do not withstand the close scrutiny of this committee's process.
No one can predict where oil prices are going to be in six months or a year. So for us, we're trying to pick companies that can withstand a period of lower prices for longer.
It will pass, the medical situation will pass. With time there will be a vaccine, the spread of the virus will be arrested. We don't know exactly what that period of time is, nor do the expert epidemiologists, they talk in terms of scenarios and probabilities, quite rightly so, we have the resilience in the system that has been built up over a decade that can withstand all of those scenarios.
Remember, this isn’t the first time Sony has been brought to its knees by a hacker group. In 2011, hackers took down Sony’s PlayStation Network for 23 days, sony Pictures has royally P.O.’d someone, and if they make it their mission to sink Sony, it’s possible they could do it. A company of their size can withstand this type of hit once, but not three, four, five times in a row.
The companies that are going to be able to withstand this are the ones that have a sort of moat around their businesses.
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