verb · irregular · transitive · rare

withstand

with·stand

withstand · withstands · withstood · withstanding

протистояти

противостоять, сопротивляться, выстоять, противиться

widerstehen

To resist or endure successfullyTo resist or endure (something) successfully.

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/wɪðˈstænd/

» My house is designed to withstand an earthquake.

Mein Haus wurde so designt, dass es einem Erdbeben standhält.

Mein Haus ist so konstruiert, dass es einem Erdbeben standhalten kann.

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To resist or endure (something) successfully.
widerstehen
сопротивля́тьсяsoprotivljátʹsja, противостоя́тьprotivostojátʹ, проти́витьсяprotívitʹsja
протистоятиprotystojaty
resist or confront with resistance
To oppose (something) forcefully.
сопротивля́тьсяsoprotivljátʹsja, противостоя́тьprotivostojátʹ

Examples

35 sentences

My house is designed to withstand an earthquake.
deMein Haus wurde so designt, dass es einem Erdbeben standhält.
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Robots can withstand dangerous conditions.
Роботи можуть витримати небезпечні умови.
ruРоботы могут выдержать опасные условия.
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The soldiers withstood the enemy attack.
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The alloy can withstand high pressures.
ruЭтот сплав выдерживает высокое давление.
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The fortress can't withstand another attack.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to resist:

Русский

By meaning 1

to resist:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to resist:

Origin

From Middle English withstanden, from Old English wiþstandan, from Proto-West Germanic *wi

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”).

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