Meaning

4 senses

  1. (transitive)To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.

    widerstreben

    ока́зывать сопротивле́ниеokázyvatʹ soprotivlénije, оказа́ть сопротивле́ниеokazátʹ soprotivlénije

  2. (transitive)To withstand the actions of.

    widerstehen

    сопротивля́тьсяsoprotivljátʹsja, противостоя́тьprotivostojátʹ, проти́витьсяprotívitʹsja

    опира́тисяopyrátysja, проти́витисяprotývytysja, протистоя́тиprotystojáty

    withstand the force of something

  3. (intransitive)To oppose; to refuse to accept.

    widerstreiten

    refuse to comply

  4. (obsolete, transitive)To be distasteful to.

    zuwider sein

    при́торныйprítornyj

Examples

336 sentences

  1. He was too old to resist.

    Він був занадто старий, щоб чинити супротив.

    ruОн был слишком стар, чтобы сопротивляться.

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  2. Tom said he couldn't resist doing that.

    Том сказав, що не може втриматися від того, щоб зробити це.

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  3. You should resist the urge to do that.

    Тобі треба чинити опір бажанню зробити це.

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  4. Tom was unable to resist the temptation.

    Том не міг чинити опір спокусі.

    ruТом не устоял перед искушением.

    deTom war außerstande, der Versuchung zu widerstehen.

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  5. I tried to resist.

    Я намагався противитися.

    ruЯ пытался сопротивляться.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to withstand actions or effects of:
Русский
By meaning 3
to attempt to counter actions or effects of:
to withstand actions or effects of:
to be distasteful to:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to attempt to counter actions or effects of:
to withstand actions or effects of:
to oppose:
to be distasteful to:

Origin

From Middle English resisten, from Middle French resister and Old French resistre, and the

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

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Forms

resists, resisting, resisted, resisted
Base formresist · to resist
3rd person singularresists
Present participleresisting
Past simpleresisted
Past participleresisted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyresist
he, she, itresists

Past simpleLesson

all personsresisted

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill resist

Synonyms

16 synonyms
opposeA2hold outgainstaywithset
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms
obeyB2submitB2
surrender

Word family

25 related words
Relatedresistiveresistantresistanceresister
DerivedirresistibleB2irresistiblyB2nonresistingresistantlyresistfulresistibleresistiblyresistinresisting arrestresistinglyresistivelyresistlessresistlesslyresistogramresistojetresistomeresistometerresistorresistosomeunresistedunresisting

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • resist the temptation
  • couldn't resist
  • resisted the impulse
  • resist the urge
  • try to resist
  • to resist the
  • just couldn't resist
  • hard to resist
  • able to resist
  • couldn't resist the
  • resist doing doing
  • couldn't resist doing

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
resilienceC1resilientC1resinC1resistanceB2resistantresistor
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