English Online Dictionary. What means resist? What does resist mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English resisten, from Middle French resister and Old French resistre, and their source, Latin resistere, from re- + sistere (“cause to stand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹɪˈzɪst/, /ɹəˈzɪst/
- Hyphenation: re‧sist
- Rhymes: -ɪst
Verb
resist (third-person singular simple present resists, present participle resisting, simple past and past participle resisted)
- (transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
- (transitive) To withstand the actions of.
- (intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.
- (transitive, obsolete) To be distasteful to.
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs.
Synonyms
- gainstay
- oppose
- withset
Antonyms
- obey
- submit
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Noun
resist (countable and uncountable, plural resists)
- A protective coating or covering.
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Anagrams
- Istres, Reists, Sister, reists, resits, restis, risest, sister