Resist I Resisted Rɪˈzɪst Change Pressure Stop Resisting

• to resist change
• they are determined to resist pressure to change the law.
• she steadfastly resisted all attempts to help her.
• i believe we should resist calls for tighter controls.

resist

1. to refuse to accept something and try to stop it from happening
• synonym oppose
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• to resist change
• They are determined to resist pressure to change the law.
• She steadfastly resisted all attempts to help her.
• I believe we should resist calls for tighter controls.
• The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates.
2. to fight back when attacked; to use force to stop something from happening
• He tried to pin me down, but I resisted.
• She was charged with resisting arrest.
3. to stop yourself from having something you like or doing something you very much want to do
• I finished the cake. I couldn't resist it.
• I found the temptation to miss the class too hard to resist.
• Eric couldn’t resist a smile when she finally agreed.
• He couldn't resist showing off his new car.
4. to not be harmed or damaged by something
• A healthy diet should help your body resist infection.
• This new paint is designed to resist heat.

Extra Examples

• People naturally resist change.
• She could hardly resist the urge to turn and run.
• She was powerless to resist the attraction that she felt to him.
• The civil population passively resisted.
• They successfully resisted pressure from their competitors to increase prices.
• Trends in the national economy confront companies with pressures they are unable to resist.
• He gathered forces to resist the invasion.
• It is thick enough to resist breaking , even under impact.
• She was charged with resisting arrest.
• The castle was built to resist attack.
• They are treated with silicone to enable them to resist damp.
• crops which resist disease and pest attack

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they resist
• he / she / it resists
• past simple resisted
• past participle resisted
• -ing form resisting

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French resister or Latin resistere, from re- (expressing opposition) + sistere ‘stop’ (reduplication of stare ‘to stand’).