What does withstand mean?
Word: Withstand
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Withstand means to stay strong against something and not be harmed or beaten by it, such as heat, a storm or pressure.
Synonyms: resist, bear
Antonyms: surrender, give in
How do you spell withstand?
Syllables: with - stand
Tricky part: The h of with sits next to s and is often dropped (witstand). Some children also add an extra h after the w.
Watch out for: witstand, whithstand, widstand
Memory tip: Put your tongue between your teeth for th, then hiss the s: th first, then s, so the h never slips out.
Withstand in a sentence
Example 1: Houses near the coast in Odisha are built to withstand strong cyclones.
Example 2: These boots can withstand rain, mud and stones.
Example 3: The young goalkeeper withstood the pressure and saved the penalty.
Fun Fact
Camels can withstand losing a large share of the water in their bodies, far more than most mammals can survive, which helps them cross deserts.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: withstand
a) ignore
b) obey
c) endure
d) collapse
Show answer
c) endure. To endure is to bear something hard without giving way.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
withst_n_
a) a, t
b) o, d
c) a, d
d) e, d
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c) a, d. The second part is the everyday word for getting up on your feet, s-t-a-n-d.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) withstand
b) resistanse
c) couragous
d) strenght
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a) withstand. The others should read strength, courageous and resistance.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
sdnwatith
a) withstand
b) withstood
c) whitest
d) withdrawn
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a) withstand. Withstood needs two o's, withdrawn an r and whitest an e; withstand uses every letter.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A bridge built to withstand floods will ____.
a) float on top of the water
b) stay up when the water rises
c) sink into the soft riverbed
d) be swept away by rushing water
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b) stay up when the water rises
2. The old fort has withstood five hundred years of wind and rain. This means the fort has ____.
a) been badly damaged by them
b) needed new walls after them
c) lasted through them without falling
d) been rebuilt after them
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c) lasted through them without falling
