Past tense of withstand
The past simple of withstand is withstood and the past participle is withstood: withstand – withstood – withstood.
- Base form V1
- withstand
- Past simple V2
- withstood
- Past participle V3
- withstood
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Meaning of withstand
To remain strong and unchanged under pressure, or successfully resist a person or force
- ExampleThe structure can withstand powerful winds.
Withstand, withstood, withstood in sentences
- Past simpleThe wall withstood the storm.
- Past participleThe bridge has withstood heavy floods.
Common mistakes
withstandedwithstood. Withstand is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Withstand is built on stand and changes the same way.
Past simple and past participle the same, like withstand: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of withstand?
Withstood. For example: The wall withstood the storm.
What is the past participle of withstand?
Withstood. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in The bridge has withstood heavy floods.
Is withstand a regular verb?
No. Withstand is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
