withstand
verb (used with object)
to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand the invaders;
had withstood
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past perfectof withstand.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Irglová wondered if the strength of their creative connection had withstood the intervening years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
"I realized that well-preserved fossils in concretions had withstood weathering and the like for tens to hundreds of thousands of years in the natural environment," Yoshida said.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
In his New Year's Eve address, Mr Xi said that China had withstood the "test of winds and rains" and declared his "full confidence in the future".
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2024
Yevlash said Ukrainian troops had withstood an onslaught further north near Lyman, a town they retook last year.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2023
But when he thought to complain about the burden of its weight, he remembered that, because he had the jacket, he had withstood the cold of the dawn.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
