motstå — meaning in English

English meaning

• resist verb To try to stop or oppose something, or to refuse to give in to it.
• stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.

Senses

motstå is used for these senses in English:

• resist (transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
• stand (intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.

resist — full definition

1. verb To try to stop or oppose something, or to refuse to give in to it.
2. verb To remain unaffected or undamaged by something.

stand — full definition

1. verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
2. verb To be located or positioned somewhere.
3. verb To tolerate or endure something, usually in the negative.
4. verb To remain valid or in effect.
5. verb To be a candidate in an election.

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