гл. withstand (s.th.), resist (s.th.), stand up (to, against), bear up (to, against); hold out (against); прен. keep o.’s ground, hold o.’s own; корабът ще устои на бурята the ship will live through/will weather the storm; не ~ lose o.’s ground; (не изпълнявам) break through, fail (to do s.th.); не ~ на yield to, give under; не ~ на думата си break o.’s word/promise, go back on o.’s word, back out; стени, устояли на вековете walls that have stood the brunt of ages; ~ на думата си keep o.’s promise/word; ~ на положението hold/keep o.’s end up.