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doorstaan — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abide verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
  • endure verb To keep going through something difficult; to survive hardship.
  • stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
  • weather noun The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place — temperature, rain, wind, and so on.

Senses

doorstaan is used for these senses in English:

  • abide (transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]
  • endure To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.
  • stand (transitive) To undergo; withstand; hold up.
  • weather (nautical) To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.

abide — full definition

  1. verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
  2. verb To tolerate or put up with something, especially in negative statements.
  3. verb (literary) To remain or continue in a place; to stay.

endure — full definition

  1. verb To keep going through something difficult; to survive hardship.
  2. verb To last or continue over time.

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