英语词汇“withstand”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

withstandwithstand /wɪθˈstænd, wɪð-/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle withstood /-ˈstʊd/) [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYwithstand

Origin: Old English withstandan, from with against + standan to stand

VERB TABLE

withstand

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	withstand
	he, she, it	withstands
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	withstood
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have withstood
	he, she, it	has withstood
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had withstood
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will withstand
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have withstood

Continuous Form
Present	I	am withstanding
	he, she, it	is withstanding
	you, we, they	are withstanding
Past	I, he, she, it	was withstanding
	you, we, they	were withstanding
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been withstanding
	he, she, it	has been withstanding
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been withstanding
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be withstanding
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been withstanding

1to be strong enough to remain unharmed by something such as great heat or cold, great pressure, etc.: The bridge can withstand an earthquake of 8.3 magnitude.2to defend yourself successfully against people who attack, criticize, or oppose you: Owens has withstood many attacks on his leadership.3withstand the test of time to still be important, effective, etc. after a long time