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withstand

withs·tand

UK/wɪðˈstænd/ US/wɪθˈstænd/ fairly common

verb

1.

resist or confront with resistance

  • “The politician defied public opinion”
  • “The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear”
  • “The bridge held”
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Origin

From Middle English withstanden, from Old English wiþstandan, from Proto-West Germanic *wiþistandan (“to withstand, resist”), equivalent to with- (“against”) + stand. Cognate with Old Frisian withstanda (“to resist”). Compare also Dutch weerstaan (“to withstand, repel”), German widerstehen (“to withstand, resist, defy”), Russian противостоять (protivostojatʹ, “to withstand”).

Phrases

  • dielectric withstand test

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