/rɪˈzɪst/
Translation
To fight against something, or to stop yourself from doing something you want to do.
Word origin
From Latin resistere, meaning to stand against, from re plus sistere, meaning to stand.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- resistere
- English cognates
- insist, consist
Grammar
Examples
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To resist an attack is to fight back and not give up.
biscuit.
If you cannot resist something, you cannot stop yourself; note the -ing form after resist.
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You can resist ideas and changes, not just people.
Used in
Grammar articles
(6)Both, either and neither in English: the two-of-something words, agreement traps, and Me neither
Gradable and ungradable adjectives: why very furious sounds wrong, and which intensifier goes where
Indirect questions in English: Could you tell me where the station is, and the word order that goes with it
Prepositions in English: place, time and movement explained
Present continuous tense: form, spelling and uses
Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns in English: myself, yourself, each other, and when English does not bother
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