verb (used with object),with·stood,with·stand·ing.
to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
verb (used without object),with·stood,with·stand·ing.
to stand in opposition; resist.
Origin of withstand
First recorded before 900; Middle English withstanden,Old English withstandan (see with-, stand); cognate with Old Norse vithstanda; akin to German widerstehen
without further ado, without question, without so much as, with reason, with reference to, withstand, with the best of them, with the best will in the world, with the exception of, with the gloves off, tongue in cheek, with
Scientists are trying to determine how forests are responding and whether they can be rebuilt to withstand future fires and combat climate change.
Severe wildfires in the West may already be altering the future of forests|Alison Snyder|September 10, 2020|Axios
The building will withstand a 275-year earthquake event, as current safety codes require.
Flaws and Assumptions Render 101 Ash St. Assessment Meaningless|Sandor Shapery|September 10, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The wide-bottomed pot can withstand temperatures up to 600°F from your oven or broiler, and it blends stainless steel with an aluminum core for truly even cooking free of hot spots.
The best stockpots for your kitchen|PopSci Commerce Team|September 9, 2020|Popular Science
Nord Stream 2, a nearly completed project that would pipe natural gas from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany, has thus far withstood major diplomatic assaults from the United States.
Trump has long wanted to kill a Russia-Germany natural gas pipeline. Navalny’s poisoning could do it for him|David Meyer|September 8, 2020|Fortune
When a high-rise goes up, it is designed to withstand everything from gale-force winds to earthquakes and fires.
COVID-19 and climate change expose the dangers of unstable supply chains|matthewheimer|August 27, 2020|Fortune
People with ID may be less able to withstand this sort of interview technique.
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The gaming industry can withstand a critical look, but it can and must also withstand some diversity in its ranks.
The Cake Is a Lie: Sexism Isn’t a Boss Gamer Girls Can Beat|Emily V Gordon|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He noted that none of the militaries of the former Soviet republics could withstand a full-scale Russian invasion.
What to Do When Russia Invades Your Country|Eli Lake|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Six months of the highest dose of chemotherapy his body could withstand and, after that, nothing but hope.
How Big Pharma Holds Back in the War on Cancer|ProPublica|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
(Branch) Rickey selected Jackie because he knew he could withstand the guff.
Playing Pinochle and Breaking Barriers With Jackie Robinson|Evan Weiner|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
July 10th, 1663, which made it a case of confession to withstand it.
Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies)|John Howie
What infidelity can withstand such an instance, and still say, there is no God?
Curiosities of Human Nature|Anonymous
The hurricane, however, grows and grows, and when it has reached to 100 or 120 miles an hour nothing can withstand it.
The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror|Various
Once he could not withstand the blow, and blood trickled from his left arm.
Hania|Henryk Sienkiewicz
He was no longer the weak, timid young man, who could neither speak nor act, but a Hercules whom nothing could withstand.
The Bashful Lover (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIX)|Charles Paul de Kock