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Definition of Withstood

Withstood
Withstand With*stand", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Withstood; p. pr. & vb. n. Withstanding.] [AS. wi[eth]standan. See With, prep., and Stand.] To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments. --Piers Plowman. I withstood him to the face. --Gal. ii. 11. Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast. The little tyrant of his fields withstood. --Gray.
Withstood
Withstood With*stood", imp. & p. p. o? Withstand.

Meaning of Withstood from wikipedia

- Castle from early November to 4 December 1183. The Crusaders successfully withstood the siege. Kerak was the stronghold of Raynald of Châtillon, Lord of Oultrejordain...
- confronted Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June. Wellington's army withstood repeated attacks by the French until, late in the afternoon, Blücher's...
- borders of his domains are still disputed by modern authors. Svatopluk also withstood attacks of the Magyar tribes and the Bulgarian Empire, although sometimes...
- Continental Army retreated in disorder. Their ranks were later reorganized and withstood British charges. In the summer of 1783, the Continental Congress met in...
- coastline of the Tohoku region, Fudai, Iwate, was spared destruction due to its 15.5-meter (51 ft) floodgate, which successfully withstood the waves....
- 1366–1368 on the basic foundations of the current walls; this fortification withstood a siege by Khan Tokhtamysh. Dmitri's son Vasily I resumed construction...
- Significantly, it stands as one of the few interior sections of Buda Castle that withstood the destruction of World War II and remained preserved during subsequent...
- strong support for it among her constituents. In the 2008 election, she withstood a challenge for her seat by antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan, who ran as...
- negotiated a surrender; ****ad later claimed that the base could have withstood his forces. Not long after ****ad's election to the Regional Command, the...
- Lutheran Protestantism. During the Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658), Riga withstood a siege by Russian forces. Riga remained one of the largest cities under...