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- pronunciation:
- wIth
staend
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
withstands, withstanding, withstood |
| definition: |
to resist or stand up to; prevail against, bear, or survive.
The boat was sturdy enough to withstand the storm.She withstood the pressure from her family to eat unhealthy things.- synonyms:
- bear, resist, stand, survive, take
- antonyms:
- submit
- similar words:
- confront, defy, endure, face up to, oppose, prevail, repel, ride out, suffer, tolerate, weather
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| related words: |
brave, experience, fight, live, stand, sustain, ward |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to succeed against some force, influence, or hardship; resist or survive.
- synonyms:
- bear up, endure, resist
- antonyms:
- defer, give, submit, yield
- similar words:
- cope, hold out, last, persevere, prevail, survive
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| related words: |
repel, triumph |
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