Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - withstand
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Withstand
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transitive verb (withstood; -standing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~an, from with against + standan to stand Date: before 12th century 1. a. to stand up against ; oppose with firm determination; especially to resist successfully b. to be proof against ; resist the effect of ~ the impact of a landing — Current Biography 2. archaic to stop or obstruct the course of Synonyms: see oppose
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1.
v. (past and past part. -stood) 1 tr. oppose, resist, hold out against (a person, force, etc.). 2 intr. make opposition; offer resistance. Derivatives withstander n. Etymology: OE withstandan f. with- against (as WITH) + STAND ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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3.
гл. 1) противостоять 2) устоять, выдерживать - withstand a siege - withstand an assault - withstand competition ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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5.
1. устоять, выстоять; выдержать to withstand temptation —- не поддаться соблазну, устоять перед соблазном to withstand an attack —- выдержать атаку 2. тех. противостоять; выдерживать 3. уст. препятствовать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
6.
v. 1) противостоять, выдержать 2) (обыкн. поэт.) сопротивляться Syn: bear, cope, defy, endure, manage, put up with, resist Ant: forgo, relinquish, submit ...Англо-русский словарь
7.
(withstands, withstanding, withstood) If something or someone withstands a force or action, they survive it or do not give in to it. (FORMAL) ...armoured vehicles designed to withstand chemical attack... = stand up to VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ v past tense and past participle withstood, 1 to be strong enough to remain unharmed by something such as great heat or cold, great pressure etc (a type of desert bush that can withstand extremes of temperature | withstand the test of time (=still be important, effective etc after a long time)) (theories that have withstood the test of time) 2 to defend yourself against attack, and successfully oppose someone or something (withstanding a heroic doomed attack by six allied divisions) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
9.
- O.E. wiрstandan, from wiр- "against" + standan "to stand;" perhaps a loan-translation of L. resistere "to resist." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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