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Withstood

/wɪˈθstʊd/
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(verb) simple past and past participle of withstand

Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks.
The soldiers withstood the enemy attack.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ancient stone walls have ____ the test of time, standing for many thousands of years in the several valley today.

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