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    Definition of withstand in English Dictionary

  • VerbSGwithstandsPRwithstandingPT, PPwithstoodPREwith-SUF-and
    1. To resist or endure (something) successfully.
      1. Some old, underfired clay pantiles might be damaged by button mosses rooting in cracks and fissures. But most post-war tiles are hard enough to withstand a bit of moss growth.
    2. To oppose (something) forcefully.
    3. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • Some old, underfired clay pantiles might be damaged by button mosses rooting in cracks and fissures. But most post-war tiles are hard enough to withstand a bit of moss growth.
        • The tricortical iliac crest bone grafts also have good biomechanical performance and can withstand strong compression forces.
        • withfight , withstand , withset , withsay , withspeak
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Morphemes
        • Prefixes
          • Words by prefix
            • Words prefixed with with-
        • Verbs
          • Verbs by inflection type
            • Irregular verbs
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        1. en withstands
        2. en withstanded
        3. en withstander
        4. en withstanders
        5. en withstanding
        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of withstand for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "withstand" is a morpheme, more specifically, a prefixe. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verbs by inflection type.
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