withstand

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wɪðˈstænd/, /wɪθˈstænd/ Rhymes: -ænd Hyphenation: with‧stand === Verb === withstand (third-person singular simple present withstands, present participle withstanding, simple past and past participle withstood) (transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully. Synonyms: take, bear To oppose (something) forcefully. ==== Usage notes ==== The obsolete past form withstanded is occasionally found. ==== Derived terms ==== dielectric withstand test withstander ==== Related terms ==== notwithstanding withstanding ==== Translations ====