resist+successfully
1resist — verb ADVERB ▪ fiercely, firmly, resolutely, strenuously, strongly, vigorously ▪ successfully ▪ They successfully resisted pressure from their competitors to increase price …
2resist — 01. I m on a diet, but I just can t [resist] a piece of chocolate cheesecake. 02. Vaccines have helped to make us [resistant] to a number of diseases. 03. The governor s attempts to cut social programs have met with [resistance] within his own… …
3successfully — adv. Successfully is used with these verbs: ↑accomplish, ↑adapt, ↑address, ↑appeal, ↑argue, ↑avoid, ↑bid, ↑block, ↑breed, ↑campaign, ↑challenge, ↑combat, ↑ …
4withstand — transitive verb (withstood; standing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English withstandan, from with against + standan to stand Date: before 12th century 1. a. to stand up against ; oppose with firm determination; especially to resist… …
5Staid — Stay Stay (st[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stayed} (st[=a]d) or {Staid} (st[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staying}.] [OF. estayer, F. [ e]tayer to prop, fr. OF. estai, F. [ e]tai, a prop, probably fr. OD. stade, staeye, a prop, akin to E. stead; or cf.… …
6Stay — (st[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stayed} (st[=a]d) or {Staid} (st[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staying}.] [OF. estayer, F. [ e]tayer to prop, fr. OF. estai, F. [ e]tai, a prop, probably fr. OD. stade, staeye, a prop, akin to E. stead; or cf. stay a rope …
7Stayed — Stay Stay (st[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stayed} (st[=a]d) or {Staid} (st[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staying}.] [OF. estayer, F. [ e]tayer to prop, fr. OF. estai, F. [ e]tai, a prop, probably fr. OD. stade, staeye, a prop, akin to E. stead; or cf.… …
8Staying — Stay Stay (st[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stayed} (st[=a]d) or {Staid} (st[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staying}.] [OF. estayer, F. [ e]tayer to prop, fr. OF. estai, F. [ e]tai, a prop, probably fr. OD. stade, staeye, a prop, akin to E. stead; or cf.… …
9To stay a mast — Stay Stay (st[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stayed} (st[=a]d) or {Staid} (st[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staying}.] [OF. estayer, F. [ e]tayer to prop, fr. OF. estai, F. [ e]tai, a prop, probably fr. OD. stade, staeye, a prop, akin to E. stead; or cf.… …
10Melian dialogue — The Melian Dialogue, contained in Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War, is an account of the confrontation between the people of Melos, a small island in the southern Aegean Sea, and the Athenians in 416–415 BC. Melos was a neutral island …
