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with·stand

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-) KEY

VERB:
with·stood (-st

) KEY , with·stand·ing, with·stands
VERB:
tr.

To oppose with force or resolution.
To be successful in resisting. See Synonyms at oppose.

VERB:
intr.

To resist or endure successfully.

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

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