withstand
Use Withstand in a sentence
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.
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| —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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Example sentences
It should bear its own health warning: so sugary that you may need an insulin shot to withstand it.
The biggest challenge of all, however, would be developing a flexible pipe that can withstand ultrahigh pressures.
He said the marauders onboard would withstand the siege, and didn't seem in much of a hurry to defuse tensions.
The station was designed to withstand a powerful earthquake and also to resist a tsunami.
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