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withstanding

withstanding is the present participle and gerund 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.

Words formed from withstanding

Phrases with withstanding

Questions about withstanding

What is withstanding the present participle and gerund of?
Withstanding is the present participle and gerund of withstand.

Words near withstanding in the dictionary

  1. withstand
  2. withstandable
  3. withstanded
  4. withstander
  5. withstanders
  6. withstanding
  7. withstandingness
  8. withstands
  9. withstay
  10. withstayed
  11. withstaying

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Adapted from Wiktionary: withstanding (page history and authors); withstand (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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