widerstehen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German widerstān, widerstēn, widerstōn, from Old High German widarstān, widarstēn, widarstantan, equivalent to wider- +‎ stehen. Cognate with Dutch weerstaan, English withstand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viːdəʁˈʃteːn/, [viːdɐˈʃteːn], [viːdɐˈʃteːən]
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  • Rhymes: -eːən
  • Hyphenation: wi‧der‧ste‧hen

Verb

widerstehen (irregular strong, third-person singular present widersteht, past tense widerstand, past participle widerstanden, past subjunctive widerstände or widerstünde, auxiliary haben)

  1. to withstand, to resist

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