1 to refuse to accept sth and try to stop it from happening:
[VN] 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. * [V-ing] The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates. [also V]
2 to fight back when attacked; to use force to stop sth from happening:
[V] He tried to pin me down, but I resisted. * [VN] She was charged with resisting arrest.
3 (usually in negative sentences) to stop yourself from having sth you like or doing sth you very much want to do:
[VN] 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. * [V-ing] He couldn't resist showing off his new car. [also V]
4 [VN] to not be harmed or damaged by sth:
A healthy diet should help your body resist infection. * This new paint is designed to resist heat.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for resist is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is resist a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, resist is tagged as verb.
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