Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

withstood

/wɪθˈstʊd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
with-stood
IPA
/wɪθˈstʊd/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of withstand

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /wɪθˈstʊd/
  • British English: /wɪðˈstʊd/

Derived Forms

unwithstood

Rhymes With

would good could should wood understood stood hood misunderstood goode fulwood schuld

Questions

How do you pronounce withstood?
The recorded pronunciation is /wɪθˈstʊd/.
What does withstood mean?
simple past and past participle of withstand

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