withstand
verb (used with object), with·stood, with·stand·ing.
verb (used without object), with·stood, with·stand·ing.
Origin of withstand
Synonyms for withstand
Related Words for withstood
combat, repel, defy, cope, tolerate, resist, weather, thwart, suffer, buck, duel, brave, violate, stick, contest, confront, traverse, fight, dispute, opposeExamples from the Web for withstood
Contemporary Examples of withstood
He was offered a job as literary editor of Commonweal, but “withstood the temptation.”
The Christian Coalition has withstood similar attacks from groups like Freedomworks.
But he withstood my eight years in the White House, so we know how to make the most of our time.
When we arrived there on foot, I thought at first that the house had withstood the quake.
There was no room to budge but we were all anxious to get to the Provincial House and find out how it had withstood the quake.
Historical Examples of withstood
He withstood the pain, and the boiling oil did not harm him.
The Chinese Fairy BookVarious
I withstood all that, but you don't give up at all and step by step you are overcoming my resolve.
The Middle Class GentlemanMoliere
She had withstood attack from a German submarine for four hours.
Whatever the compulsion put upon her, she ought to have withstood it.
The ManxmanHall Caine
Then he will settle his score with the nobles of Naples who have withstood him.
The Historical Nights' EntertainmentRafael Sabatini