different between withstand vs outhold

English

Etymology

From Middle English withstanden, from Old English wiþstandan, equivalent to with- (“against”) +? stand. Compare Dutch weerstaan (“to withstand, repel”), German widerstehen (“to withstand, resist, defy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w?ð?stænd/, /w???stænd/
• Rhymes: -ænd
• Hyphenation: with?stand

Verb

withstand (third-person singular simple present withstands, present participle withstanding, simple past and past participle withstood)

1. (transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.
2. To oppose (something) forcefully.

Derived terms

• withstander

Related terms

• notwithstanding
• withstanding

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English outholden, equivalent to out- +? hold. Cognate with Scots outhald (“to outhold”).

Verb

outhold (third-person singular simple present outholds, present participle outholding, simple past outheld, past participle outheld or (obsolete) outholden)

1. (Britain dialectal) To hold out; extend.
2. (Britain dialectal) To hold out, endure; resist, withstand; keep out by force, exclude.
3. To hold better than someone or something else.

   This new tack outholds the older one.

4. (poker) To hold longer than another player.

Anagrams

• hold out, holdout