English English Dictionary

resist in English:

1. hold out against

I managed to hold out against the temptation of eating chocolate.

2. resistant

These plants are resistant to weed killers.

The infection is resistant to antibiotics.

An example of someone resistant is a older person who doesn't want to use email; resistant to change.

"Some of the old churches are resistant to change."

Elderly people are not always resistant to change

This car is resistant to rust.

3. to oppose

English word "resist"(to oppose) occurs in sets:

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4. hold out

How long will your money hold out?

We don't hold out much hope that the price will fall.

I can now hold out a lot longer than you think. Our food is holding out nicely. You only have to hold out a few more days.

We can only hold out for a few more hours.

Will the car hold out until we get to a garage?

hold out your hand

English word "resist"(hold out) occurs in sets:

Phrasal verbs

5. withstand

1. This fabric can withstand steam and high temperatures. 2. The Chancellor has withstood the criticism and held firm.

Morality is mostly a matter of how much temptation you can withstand.

withstand forces, pressure, high/low temperature / criticism / scrutiny

Luke prepared Jesus to withstand the rigors of crucifixion

Does this house withstand earthquakes?

Nothing can withstand the power of millions of voices calling for change.

Robots can withstand dangerous conditions.

6. irresistible

You're irresistible.

The opened biscuit jar turned out to be an irresistible temptation for little Kimmie.

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Whenever I hear that song, I feel an irresistible urge to dance.

She gave me one of those irresistible smiles and I just had to agree

She is a woman of irresistible charm.

The Boca Beach Club presents the irresistible lure of staying and playing on the Atlantic seashore.

You look irresistible in that red dress.

The Dodgers went on winning with irresistible force.

The urge to brag on his recent successes was irresistible.

The further I went the more irresistible became the feeling that I was going round and round in circles.

English word "resist"(irresistible) occurs in sets:

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7. resistance

He met with his employees' resistance, so he had to increase the salaries.

Resist resistance!

Silence often implies resistance.

The resistance is pointless.

The alternative possibilities were resistance and flight.

I had expected stronger resistance from the enemy but if anything there are less of them as we advance to the centre... Don't you think that's strange?

Years of resistance to misfortune ended when the settlers' village was overcome by the savages and their hopes and lives came to the bitter end.

In reports in America, guerrilla resistance by the Iraq military is called terrorism.

The resistance to theory is the resistance to the use of language about language.

Much of the modern resistance to chastity comes from men's belief that they "own" their bodies.

Resistance is growing now. You will feel a slight resistance as the needle passes through the stopper.

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Definition resistance to something is a refusal to accept it willingly

The idea of a single European currency met with resistance from older generations who were afraid of change.

Unit of resistance is ohm and its symbol is same with the capital letter Omega in Greek alphabet. It's "Ω".

English word "resist"(resistance) occurs in sets:

Word formation nouns

8. to stop yourself from having something that you like very much or doing something that you want to do

9. buck

She is always out to make a buck.

I have buck teeth.

Can you spare a buck?

I'm just trying to make a buck.

Pass the buck.

Greedy cats are out for a fast buck.

They're some developers who aim to make a fast buck!

You just cannot buck the market

She likes to buck the rules.

You look like a buck from teen movies.

That will be five bucks and eighty-five cents.

How do you like my new bucks?

Why do you always have to buck?

Give me a buck.

The CD costs something like seven bucks.

English word "resist"(buck) occurs in sets:

English Basic Verbs

10. to fight against something or someone that is attacking you

English word "resist"(to fight against something or someone that is attacking you) occurs in sets:

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11. stand up to

this product will stand up to 10 years use

The engine won't stand up to the strain

defend oneself against sb/Will the chair stand up to your weight?