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- pronunciation:
- wIth
staend
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
withstands, withstanding, withstood |
| definition: |
If a house withstands a hurricane, it stays strong enough and does not get destroyed by the high winds and pounding rain. If an army withstands an attack by the enemy, it stays strong enough and does not get beaten.
Some hikers could not withstand the high heat of the desert and needed to be rescued.The houses that were built out of stone were able to withstand the wildfire.- synonyms:
- bear, resist, survive, take
- similar words:
- endure, oppose, repel, suffer, tolerate, weather
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| related words: |
brave, experience, fight, stand |
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