withstand
verb (used with object)
to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand the invaders;
withstood
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past participleof withstand.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof withstand.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
withstandverb (used with object)to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand the invaders;
Example Sentences
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Zara owner Inditex, one of the world's largest fashion retailers, reported Wednesday higher profits for the first half of its fiscal year as its brands withstood fierce competition and boosted sales.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
And they booed when a safe call at first withstood replay review instead of ending the game on a double play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Trade flows withstood the sharp increase in U.S. tariffs announced in 2025, with the volume of exports and imports rising by 4.2% during the year, a sharp acceleration from 2.6% in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Six-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek withstood an Elina Svitolina comeback attempt to seal a 6-3 1-6 6-3 win in Toronto and reach her first WTA final of the season.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Despite her common sense, which had withstood more than twenty years’ worth of the three-legged table and her mother’s prognostications, she was trembling as she crossed the threshold of the darkroom.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
