with-stood

with·stand

[with-stand, with-] verb, with·stood, with·stand·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
verb (used without object)
2.
to stand in opposition; resist.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English withstanden, Old English withstandan (see with-, stand); cognate with Old Norse vithstanda; akin to German widerstehen

with·stand·er, noun
with·stand·ing·ness, noun
un·with·stand·ing, adjective
un·with·stood, adjective


1. confront, face. See oppose.
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withstand (wɪðˈstænd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -stands, -standing, -stood
1.  (tr) to stand up to forcefully; resist
2.  (intr) to remain firm in endurance or opposition
 
with'stander
 
n

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withstand
O.E. wiðstandan, from wið "against" (see with) + standan "to stand" (see stand (v.)); perhaps a loan-translation of L. resistere "to resist" (see resist). Cf. O.N. viðstanda, O.Fris. withstonda, O.H.G. widarstan. In 14c. and early 15c., withsit was in use with the same meaning.
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