different between withstand vs unwithstandable
withstand
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)
- (transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.
- To oppose (something) forcefully.
Derived terms
- withstander
Related terms
- notwithstanding
- withstanding
Translations
withstand From the web:
- what withstands lava
- what withstands the internal pressure of the cell
- what withstand mean
- what withstand the test of time
- withstand what does it mean
- what can withstand lava
- what can withstand a nuclear blast
- what is withstand voltage
unwithstandable
English
Etymology
un- +? withstandable
Adjective
unwithstandable (not comparable)
- Impossible to withstand; unopposable.
unwithstandable From the web:
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