aguentar — meaning in English
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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
- verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
- verb To tolerate or put up with something, especially in negative statements.
- verb (literary) To remain or continue in a place; to stay.
bear — full definition
- noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
- noun An investor who expects prices to fall and sells accordingly; used as an adjective for a falling market.
- verb To carry, support, or endure something.
- verb To give birth to (a child), or to produce (fruit, etc.).