Withstands can be categorized as a verb.
Verb |
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| withstand - stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something | ||
| withstand - resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" |
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| 1. | verb | One withstands the invasion of armies; one does not withstand the invasion of ideas. | |
| 2. | verb | Robots can withstand dangerous conditions. | |
| 3. | verb | Does this house withstand earthquakes? | |
| 4. | verb | My house is designed so as to withstand an earthquake. | |
| 5. | verb | Morality is mostly a matter of how much temptation you can withstand. | |
| 6. | verb | My house is designed to withstand an earthquake. | |
| 7. | verb | I noticed words crudely spray-painted upon the wall, perhaps by a young Berliner, 'This wall will fall. Beliefs become reality.' Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom. | |
| 8. | verb | I think I'll be able to withstand that. | |
| 9. | verb | She is unable to withstand the pressure. | |
| 10. | verb | Gordo, a squirrel monkey, was catapulted 600 miles high in a Jupiter rocket, also on December 13, 1958, one year after the Soviets launched Laika. Gordo's capsule was never found in the Atlantic Ocean. He died on splashdown when a flotation mechanism failed, but Navy doctors said signals on his respiration and heartbeat proved humans could withstand a similar trip. | |
| 11. | verb | At what age will I be able to withstand what now hurts me so easily, makes me disheartened and anxious? | |
| 12. | verb | One withstands the invasion of armies; one does not withstand the invasion of ideas. | |
| 13. | verb | Mangrove forests only grow at tropical and subtropical latitudes near the equator because they cannot withstand freezing temperatures. | |
| 14. | verb | Whales can withstand dramatic pressure changes because their bodies are more flexible. Their ribs are bound by loose, bendable cartilage, which allows the rib cage to collapse at pressures that would easily snap our bones. | |
| 15. | verb | 'As oft, to daunt them, in the act to fly, / storms lashed the deep, and Southern gales withstand.' |
| Sentence | |
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| verb | |
| One withstands the invasion of armies; one does not withstand the invasion of ideas. | |
| Robots can withstand dangerous conditions. | |
| Does this house withstand earthquakes? | |
| My house is designed so as to withstand an earthquake. | |
| Morality is mostly a matter of how much temptation you can withstand. | |
| My house is designed to withstand an earthquake. | |
| I noticed words crudely spray-painted upon the wall, perhaps by a young Berliner, 'This wall will fall. Beliefs become reality.' Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom. | |
| I think I'll be able to withstand that. | |
| She is unable to withstand the pressure. | |
| Gordo, a squirrel monkey, was catapulted 600 miles high in a Jupiter rocket, also on December 13, 1958, one year after the Soviets launched Laika. Gordo's capsule was never found in the Atlantic Ocean. He died on splashdown when a flotation mechanism failed, but Navy doctors said signals on his respiration and heartbeat proved humans could withstand a similar trip. | |
| At what age will I be able to withstand what now hurts me so easily, makes me disheartened and anxious? | |
| One withstands the invasion of armies; one does not withstand the invasion of ideas. | |
| Mangrove forests only grow at tropical and subtropical latitudes near the equator because they cannot withstand freezing temperatures. | |
| Whales can withstand dramatic pressure changes because their bodies are more flexible. Their ribs are bound by loose, bendable cartilage, which allows the rib cage to collapse at pressures that would easily snap our bones. | |
| 'As oft, to daunt them, in the act to fly, / storms lashed the deep, and Southern gales withstand.' | |