resist (English)

Etymology

From - resistre, - resister, and their source, - resistere, from - sistere||cause to stand.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: ɪst

    • Verb

    To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.

    To withstand the actions of.

    To oppose.

    Usage notes

  • This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English_catenative_verbs

    • Synonyms

  • Engelska - gainstay
  • Engelska - oppose
  • Engelska - withset

    • Derived terms

    Terms derived from resist (verb)

  • irresistible
  • irresistibly
  • resistance
  • resistant
  • resistantly
  • resistible
  • resistibly
  • resistive
  • resistively
  • resistless
  • resistlessly
  • resistor

    • Translations

    to withstand effects of something

  • Arabiska - قاوم
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 抵抗|tr=dǐkàng|sc=Hani, - 反抗|tr=fǎnkàng|sc=Hani
  • Tjeckiska - odolat
  • Franska - résister
  • Tyska - widerstehen
  • Japanska - 抵抗する
    • , 反抗する
  • Japanska - 耐える
  • Norska - motstå
  • Old Saxon - witharstandan
  • Rumänska - rezista
  • Ryska - сопротивляться
  • Ryska - противостоять
  • Ryska - противиться
  • Scottish Gaelic - cum ri
  • Svenska - motstå
    • , stå emot

    tr

    : direnmek

    Noun

    A protective coating or covering. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

    Anagrams

  • resits#English|resits, risest#English|risest, Sister#English|Sister, sister#English|sister

    • References

    simple:resist

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