with·stand 
(wĭth-stănd, wĭth-)
(wĭth-stănd, wĭth-)v. with·stood (-std), with·stand·ing, with·stands
v.tr.
1. To resist or oppose with determined effort: The soldiers withstood the attack.
2. To be undamaged or unaffected by: The house withstood the storm.
v.intr.
To resist or endure successfully.
[Middle English withstanden, from Old English withstandan : with, against; see WITH + standan, to stand; see STAND.]