to weather the challenge

7.0

Manage to get through a difficult situation

phrasal verb

: superar el desafío

To succeed in college, students must learn to weather the challenges of heavy coursework and deadlines.

Examples

During the economic downturn, the company had to weather the challenge of decreasing sales.
These public qualities were backed up by an internal strength, ambition, discipline, and resolve which enabled each man to weather the challenges he faced.

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With determination and hard work, she was able to weather the challenge of moving to a new city.

Synonyms

to survive

vsto weather the challenge

∞ 2.7

Continue to exist after a dangerous or difficult event

is broader, applying to dealing with challenges even when not life threatening

to make it

vsto weather the challenge

Informal

311 3.4

To survive after danger or a serious problem

emphasizes active dealing and managing difficulties rather than mere survival

to endure

vsto weather the challenge

304 3.5

To deal with something difficult for a long time without giving up

stresses successful handling of a difficulty rather than just enduring time

to cope

vsto weather the challenge

272 2.9

To deal with problems and difficult situations

focuses more on completing a challenge successfully rather than just managing

to cope with

vsto weather the challenge

150 2.9

Manage a difficult problem, situation or strong feeling

leans more toward overcoming the challenge rather than simply managing it

to withstand

vsto weather the challenge

122 4.2

To resist strong or harmful force without breaking

covers dealing with a challenge actively, not only resisting external force

to weather

vsto weather the challenge

48 5.2

To stay strong until a difficult time ends

focuses more on actively dealing with a challenge rather than only resisting force

to ride out

vsto weather the challenge

20 5.3

To stay safe through a difficult or dangerous time

emphasizes succeeding at a difficulty rather than merely avoiding harm

to weather the storm

vsto weather the challenge

Informal

11 5.2

To survive a difficult time by dealing with problems

is used more for meeting a specific difficult task rather than long periods

to rise to the challenge

vsto weather the challenge

6 4.2

Face a difficult task and succeed at it

focuses more on enduring through a hard period rather than rising to act

to come through under pressure

vsto weather the challenge

1 4.6

Do well when you feel pressure

is about enduring or dealing with a difficulty rather than mainly performing

to navigate tough situations

vsto weather the challenge

5.1

To deal with difficult situations calmly and successfully

is broader, fitting any way of handling a challenge including endurance

to ride with the punches

vsto weather the challenge

Informal

7.2

To accept and adapt to difficult times without giving up

is more about steady success rather than flexible adjustment to change

to push through adversity

vsto weather the challenge

5.3

To keep trying and do well despite difficult times

stresses successful dealing with a difficulty rather than continuous exertion

to outride

vsto weather the challenge

8.1

To survive a difficult time or problem

focuses more on successfully handling tasks rather than just passing through hardship

How Successful

to conquer

397 3.7

to overcome

429 2.9

to weather the challenge

7.0

to manage

∞ 3.2

to cope

272 2.9

to struggle

851 2.8

Surface Forms

weather the challenge infinitive

weathered the challenge past

weathered the challenge past participle

weathering the challenge present participle

weathers the challenge third person singular

Morphology

weather + the + challenge

The meaning 'to successfully endure a difficult situation' is directly derivable from combining 'weather' (verb 'to endure/outlast') with 'challenge' (a difficult task); the determiner 'the' is only grammatical. This straightforward verb + noun composition is cross-linguistically common and would be clear to an average B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

The phrase weather the challenge comes from the picture of weather as a strong storm you must get through and a challenge as the danger to face, like a ship holding on until the storm ends. So, to weather the challenge means 'to endure or survive a hard time'.