resist

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪst

[edit] Verb

to resist (third-person singular simple present resists, present participle resisting, simple past and past participle resisted)

1. to attempt to counter the actions or effects of someone or something (transitive)
2. to withstand such actions (transitive)
3. to oppose (intransitive)

[edit] Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs

[edit] Translations

• Turkish: direnmek

[edit] Noun

resist (plural resists)

1. a protective covering

[edit] Derived terms

• resistance
• resistant
• resistible
• resistive
• resistor

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of eirsst
• resits
• sister, Sister