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withstanded

withstanded is the simple past and past participle of withstand.

Meaning of withstand

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.
    • Tests showed that a tin ceiling could withstand a temperature of 1,369° for an hour and 10 minutes, whereas plaster collapsed in 12 minutes.1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 65
    Synonyms:
    take, bear
  2. To oppose (something) forcefully.

Questions about withstanded

What is withstanded the simple past and past participle of?
Withstanded is the simple past and past participle of withstand.

Words near withstanded in the dictionary

  1. withspeaks
  2. withspoke
  3. withspoken
  4. withstand
  5. withstandable
  6. withstanded
  7. withstander
  8. withstanders
  9. withstanding
  10. withstandingness
  11. withstands

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