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withstand
Verb
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If something can withstand something else, it can resist it.
Their relationship withstood the test of time.
These houses withstood the hurricane.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
siege
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noun
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack