English Explanatory Dictionary

resist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
  2. To withstand the actions of.
  3. To oppose; to refuse to accept.
  4. To be distasteful to.
noun
  1. A protective coating or covering.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈzɪst/ /ɹəˈzɪst/ en-us-resist.ogg

Word forms

resist resists resisting resisted no-table-tags glossary resistest resistedst resisteth

Etymology

From Middle English resisten, from Middle French resister and Old French resistre, and their source, Latin resistere, from re- + sistere (“cause to stand”).

Synonyms

gainstay oppose withset hold out

Antonyms

obey submit

Derived words

irresistible irresistibly nonresisting resistance resistant resistantly resistful resistible resistibly resistin resisting arrest resistingly resistive resistively resistless resistlessly resistogram resistojet resistome resistometer resistor resistosome unresisted unresisting photoresist resist work solder resist wax-resist

Translations

Arabic: قَاوَمَ Armenian: դիմադրել Armenian: դիմակայել Azerbaijani: tab gətirmək Azerbaijani: davam gətirmək Belarusian: супраціўля́цца Belarusian: процістая́ць Belarusian: праці́віцца Bulgarian: устоявам Catalan: resistir Chinese Mandarin: 抵抗 Chinese Mandarin: 反抗 Chinese Mandarin: 抵制 Czech: odolat Danish: modstå Dutch: weerstaan Dutch: zich verzetten Esperanto: rezisti Finnish: kestää Finnish: vastustaa French: résister German: widerstehen Greek: αντιστέκομαι Greek: ανθίσταμαι Ancient Greek: ἀνθίστημι Hebrew: התנגד Hebrew: עמד ב־ Hungarian: ellenáll Irish: seas Japanese: 抗う Japanese: 抵抗する Japanese: 反抗する Japanese: 耐える Latin: obnitor Macedonian: издржи Māori: ātete Māori: whakawhena Norwegian: motstå Occitan: resistir Old Saxon: witharstandan Polish: opierać się Portuguese: resistir Portuguese: aguentar Romanian: rezista Russian: сопротивля́ться Russian: противостоя́ть Russian: проти́виться Scottish Gaelic: cum ri Slovak: odolávať Slovak: odolať Slovene: upirati se Slovene: zoperstavljati se Spanish: resistir Swedish: motstå Swedish: stå emot Thai: ต่อต้าน Thai: ต้านทาน Turkish: direnmek Ukrainian: опира́тися Ukrainian: проти́витися Ukrainian: протистоя́ти Vietnamese: chống cự Welsh: gwrthsefyll
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