withstand
verb (used with object)
to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand the invaders;
will withstand
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future tenseof withstand.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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They have snapped up the precious metal as a store of value that they hope will withstand economic shocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
Where it will go afterward, and whether it will withstand the ravages of time better than its fractured original, remain open questions.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
That test, and others, tell the engineers at the university’s Extreme Events Institute how to design and build structures that will withstand the 157 mile-per-hour winds that come with a top-rated Category 5 storm.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 5, 2024
But the mayor’s team plans to use only $150 million until the city determines whether the ballot measure will withstand multiple legal challenges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
It is quite likely that there may be more hardier strains that will withstand these low temperatures.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association
