stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
Word Forms
defiant
adjective
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
withstander
noun
an opponent who resists with force or resolution
resistive
adjective
disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
resistant
adjective
disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
resistance
noun
the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
holdout
noun
a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
standhalten
Widerstand leisten oder mit Widerstand konfrontiert werden
🇫🇷French
résister à
résister ou affronter la résistance
🇪🇸Spanish
resistir a
resistir o enfrentar resistencia
🇮🇹Italian
resistere
resistere o confrontarsi con la resistenza
🇳🇱Dutch
weerstaan
weerstaan of geconfronteerd worden met weerstand
🇵🇹Portuguese
resistir
resistir ou confrontar com resistência
🇷🇺Russian
выдерживать
сопротивляться или противостоять сопротивлению
India
🇮🇳Hindi
का सामना
विरोध करना या प्रतिरोध का सामना करना
🇧🇩Bengali
সহ্য করা
প্রতিরোধ করা বা প্রতিরোধের সাথে মোকাবিলা করা
🇮🇳Tamil
தாங்கும்
எதிர்ப்பை எதிர்க்கவும் அல்லது எதிர்க்கவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
తట్టుకుంటారు
ప్రతిఘటనతో ప్రతిఘటించండి లేదా ఎదుర్కోండి
🇮🇳Marathi
सहन करणे
प्रतिकार करा किंवा प्रतिकाराचा सामना करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
ટકી રહેવું
પ્રતિકાર કરો અથવા પ્રતિકાર સાથે સામનો કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ತಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ
ಪ್ರತಿರೋಧವನ್ನು ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಎದುರಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നേരിടുക
ചെറുത്തുനിൽക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചെറുത്തുനിൽപ്പിനെ നേരിടുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਝੱਲਣਾ
ਵਿਰੋਧ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਦਾ ਸਾਹਮਣਾ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
برداشت کرنا
مزاحمت کریں یا مزاحمت کا مقابلہ کریں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
经受
抵抗或面对阻力
🇯🇵Japanese
耐える
抵抗する、または抵抗と対峙する
🇰🇷Korean
버티다
저항하거나 저항에 맞서다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chịu đựng được
chống lại hoặc đối đầu với sự phản kháng
🇹🇭Thai
ทนต่อ
ต่อต้านหรือเผชิญหน้ากับการต่อต้าน
🇮🇩Indonesian
menahan
menolak atau menghadapi perlawanan
🇵🇭Filipino
makatiis
lumaban o humarap sa paglaban
🇲🇾Malay
tahan
menentang atau menghadapi tentangan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الصمود
يقاوم أو يواجه المقاومة
🇮🇷Persian
مقاومت کند
مقاومت کنید یا با مقاومت مقابله کنید
🇹🇷Turkish
dayanmak
Direnmek veya direnişle yüzleşmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לעמוד
להתנגד או להתעמת עם התנגדות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'withstand'?
The primary meaning of 'withstand' is 'resist or confront with resistance'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'withstand' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'withstand' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'withstand' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'withstand' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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Do you find 'withstand' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'withstand' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'withstand' in regular conversations?
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