What does withstand mean?

Here's a list of possible definitions for the term withstand:


Princeton's WordNet

  1. defy, withstand, hold, hold up(verb)

    resist or confront with resistance

    "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

  2. resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm(verb)

    stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

Wiktionary

  1. withstand(Verb)

    To resist or endure (something) successfully.

  2. withstand(Verb)

    To oppose (something) forcefully.

  3. Origin: wiðstandan (wið "against" + standan "to stand")

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Withstand(v.a.)

    To gainstand; to oppose; to resist.

    The violence of sorrow is not at the first to be striven withal, being like a mighty beast, sooner tamed with following, than overthrown by withstanding. Philip Sidney.

    The wonderful zeal and fervour wherewith ye have withstood the received orders of this church, was the first thing which caused me to enter unto consideration, whether every christian man fearing God, stand bound to join with you. Richard Hooker.

    It is our frailty that in many things we all do amiss, but a virtue that we would do amiss in nothing, and a testimony of that virtue, that when we pray that what occasion of sin soever do offer itself, we may be strengthened from above to withstand it. Richard Hooker, b. v.

    They soon set sail; nor now the fates withstand;
    Their forces trusted with a foreign hand. Dryden.

    When Elymas withstood Paul and Barnabas, and when Paul says of Alexander, he hath greatly withstood our words, do we think the withstanding there was without speaking? Francis Atterbury.

  2. Origin: with and stand.

ChatGPT

  1. withstand

    To withstand means to remain undamaged, unaffected, or stay strong, often in a situation or under conditions that are difficult or hostile. It can also refer to the ability to resist or endure something challenging such as stress, pressure, or some form of adverse conditions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Withstand

    to stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments

  2. Origin: [AS. wistandan. See With, prep., and Stand.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Withstand

    with-stand′, v.t. to stand against: to oppose or resist:—pa.t. and pa.p. Withstood′.—n. Withstand′er.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. withstand

    To oppose; to resist; as, to withstand the attack of troops.

Usage in printed sources

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of withstand in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of withstand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1



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