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- pronunciation:
- rih
zIst
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
resists, resisting, resisted |
| definition 1: |
When you resist something, you fight against it or refuse to obey it.
The workers are unhappy and they are resisting the new rules.- synonyms:
- oppose
- antonyms:
- accept, tolerate
- similar words:
- combat, fight
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| definition 2: |
When your coat resists the rain, it means that your coat keeps the rain away. It doesn't let water come through it, or it doesn't let very much water get through it.
The tent that we use for camping resists wind, so we don't get cold when we are inside it.- synonyms:
- withstand
- similar words:
- weather
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| definition 3: |
When you can't resist something, it means that you can't stop yourself from doing something that you want to do with it.
I tried, but I couldn't resist eating the whole bag of potato chips.The dress was much too expensive for her, but the customer could not resist trying it on.- similar words:
- keep from, withstand
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| related words: |
disobey, refuse, repel |
| derivations: |
resistingly (adv.), resister (n.) |
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