/ʁe.zis.te/

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Translation

to resist, to withstand, to hold out

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Word origin

From Latin resistere ('to stand back, to withstand'), built from re- ('back') and sistere ('to set, to stand'). English 'resist' is the same verb.

Origin
Latin
Root
resistere
English cognates
resist, insist

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group), takes the preposition à

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jerésisterésistaisrésistairésisterairésisterais
turésistesrésistaisrésistasrésisterasrésisterais
il/ellerésisterésistaitrésistarésisterarésisterait
nousrésistonsrésistionsrésistâmesrésisteronsrésisterions
vousrésistezrésistiezrésistâtesrésisterezrésisteriez
ils/ellesrésistentrésistaientrésistèrentrésisterontrésisteraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jerésisterésistasse
turésistesrésistasses
il/ellerésisterésistât
nousrésistionsrésistassions
vousrésistiezrésistassiez
ils/ellesrésistentrésistassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
turésiste
nousrésistons
vousrésistez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
résistant
Past participle
résisté · résistée · résistés · résistées

Examples

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He held out to the very end.

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The wall is still standing up to the wind.

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We will fight the judge's decision.

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She could never resist a good cake.

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These trees stand up well to the cold.

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This word is taught in chapter 22, lesson 4: résister, débrouiller, honnêtement and 7 more words.