Hyphenation of withstand

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word withstand? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

with-stand

Definitions of withstand:

1.	Resist or confront with resistance The politician defied public opinion The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear The bridge held
2.	Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

Synonyms of withstand:

verb	defy, hold, hold up, resist, hold out, stand firm
verb	resist, hold out, stand firm, fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.