resist (rɪˈzɪst
)
Definitions
verb
- to stand firm (against); not yield (to); fight (against)
- (tr) to withstand the deleterious action of; be proof against ⇒
to resist corrosion
- (tr) to oppose; refuse to accept or comply with ⇒
to resist arrest
to resist the introduction of new technology
- (tr) to refrain from, esp in spite of temptation (esp in the phrases cannot to refrain from, esp in spite of temptation (esp in the phrases or could not resist (something))
noun
- a substance used to protect something, esp a coating that prevents corrosion
Alternative Forms
reˈsister noun reˈsistible adjective reˌsistiˈbility noun reˈsistibly adverbWord Origin
C14: from Latin resistere to stand still, oppose, from re- + sistere to stand firmSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
oppose,
fight,
battle against
refuse,
check,
weather,
dispute,
confront,
combat,
defy,
curb,
thwart,
stand up to,
hinder,
contend with
counteract,
hold out against put up a fight (against)
countervail,
= fight against
fight,
battle against struggle against
hold off,
fend off,
ward off,
hold out against put up a fight (against)
Translations
- British English:
resist
If you resist a change, you refuse to accept it and try to prevent it.The prime minister resisted demands for his resignation.rɪˈzɪst VERB The prime minister resisted demands for his resignation.
- Spanish:
resistir
v
- French:
résister
vi
- German:
widerstehen
v
- Chinese: 抵抗 v
- Arabic: يُقاوِمُ v
- Portuguese: resistir v
- Russian: сопротивляться v
- Croatian: opirati se v
- Czech: postavit (se) proti v stavět (se) proti
- Danish: modstå v
- Dutch: weerstaan v
- Finnish: vastustaa v
- Greek: αντιστέκομαι v
- Italian: resistere v
- Japanese: 抵抗する v
- Korean: 저항하다 v
- Norwegian: motstå v
- Polish: oprzeć się v opierać się
- Brazilian Portuguese: resistir v
- European Spanish:
resistir
v
- Swedish: göra motstånd v
- Thai: ต่อต้าน v
- Turkish: direnmek v
- Vietnamese: chống lại v
Usage examples
He might not have convinced her, there was still the suspicion, but she no longer had the energy to resist.
, Wall Games (1990)Their second record will make it harder for the natives to resist.
Maxim (2005)But Ahern's supporters within the party and closet admirers outside cannot resist the temptation to speculate.
Irish Times (2002)It was this region which would most fiercely resist the tide of liberalism.
Glasgow Herald (2001)They could not resist rumours of the rich southern kingdom of the Incas.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)