aguentar — meaning in English

English meaning

• abide verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
• bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
• cope verb To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• endure verb To keep going through something difficult; to survive hardship.
• hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
• last adj Coming after all others; final.
• 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.
• stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.
• take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
• tolerate verb To allow something to happen or continue, even if one disapproves of it.
• weather noun The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place — temperature, rain, wind, and so on.
• withstand verb To resist or hold up successfully against pressure, force, or attack.

Senses

aguentar is used for these senses in English:

• abide (transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]
• abide (transitive) To bear patiently. [from late 15th c.]
• bear (now, _, transitive, _, outside certain set patterns such as 'bear with'; formerly also, _, intransitive) To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
• bear (transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
• cope (intransitive) To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
• endure (intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
• endure To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.
• hold To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.

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.

bear — full definition

1. noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
2. noun An investor who expects prices to fall and sells accordingly; used as an adjective for a falling market.
3. verb To carry, support, or endure something.
4. verb To give birth to (a child), or to produce (fruit, etc.).

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