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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The administration is aiming for a robust study that will withstand legal criticism, the administration officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
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
“We designed a system that we think will withstand huge market moves and huge volume,” FTX wrote in 2019.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2023
Fixed in this way they will withstand the rigors of an arctic winter.
From Bee Hunting A Book of Valuable Information for Bee Hunters - Tell How to Line Bees to Trees, Etc. by John Ready Lockard
