Meaning

2 senses

  1. To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.

    I once described this rather vulgarly as a Euro-wanking make-work project and I do not resile from that.

  2. To spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.

    spring back; spring away from an impact

Translations

3 languages

Origin

From Middle French resiler (compare French résilier), from Latin resiliō (“spring back”),

From Middle French resiler (compare French résilier), from Latin resiliō (“spring back”), from re- (“back”) + saliō (“to jump”).

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Forms

resiles, resiling, resiled, resiled
Base formresile · to resile
3rd person singularresiles
Present participleresiling
Past simpleresiled
Past participleresiled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyresile
he, she, itresiles

Past simpleLesson

all personsresiled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave resiled
he, she, ithas resiled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill resile

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words
RelatedresilientC1resilienceC1resultB1resiliency
Derivedresilement

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
residualC2residueC2resignB2resignationB2resilienceC1resilientC1resinC1
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