withstand

v., -stood (-stʊd'), -stand·ing, -stands.

v.tr.

1. To oppose with force or resolution.
2. To be successful in resisting. See synonyms at oppose.

v.intr.
To resist or endure successfully.

[Middle English withstanden, from Old English withstandan : with, against; see with + standan, to stand; see stand.]

verb

1. To oppose actively and with force: resist. Idioms: mountofferresistance, put up a fight, standup toagainst. See resist/yield.
2. To put up with: abide, accept, bear, brook², endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate. Informal lump². Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See accept/reject.

v

Definition: endure, bear
Antonyms: surrender, yield

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: resist or confront with resistance
  Synonyms: defy, hold, hold up

Meaning #2: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
  Synonyms: resist, hold out, stand firm

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - modarbejde, modstå
v. intr. - yde modstand

Nederlands (Dutch)
doorstaan, weerstaan, bestand zijn tegen

Français (French)
v. tr. - résister à
v. intr. - résister à, vaincre

Deutsch (German)
v. - standhalten, durchstehen, Widerstand leisten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αντιστέκομαι, αντέχω, βαστώ, κρατώ, ανθίσταμαι

Italiano (Italian)
sopportare, resistere a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - resistir

Русский (Russian)
устоять, выдержать, противостоять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aguantar, resistir a, oponerse a, sufrir, obstruir, oponerse
v. intr. - oponerse, resistirse, aguantarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - motstå, uthärda, göra motstånd mot

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
抵抗, 经得起, 对抗, 反抗

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 抵抗, 經得起, 對抗
v. intr. - 對抗, 反抗

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~에 저항하다, (곤란 등에) 잘 견디다
v. intr. - 반항하다, 잘 견디다, 버티다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 抵抗する, 耐える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقاوم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עמד בפני, התנגד ל-‬
v. intr. - ‮עמד בפני, התנגד ל-‬

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