Dic: weather (as a verb)

• The government has weathered its worst political crisis.
• He insists he will not resign and will weather the storm.

3. VERB | If you weather a difficult time or a difficult situation, you survive it and are able to continue normally after it has passed or ended.

8. PHRASE : V and N inflect | If someone weathers the storm, they succeed in reaching the end of a very difficult period without much harm or damage.

Cf:

• Unpainted wooden furniture weathers to a grey colour.
• This rock has been weathered and eroded.
• The facade of the building was a little weathered.
• The man had a worn, weathered face.

2. VERB | If something such as wood or rock weathers or is weathered, it changes colour or shape as a result of the wind, sun, rain, or cold.

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