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# resist

verb (resist, resists, resisted, resisting)

«resist» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To resist is to fight against something or refuse to accept it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resist/#m1)
2. To resist something tempting is to stop yourself from doing or having it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resist/#m2)
3. To resist something like water, heat or damage is not to be harmed by it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resist/#m3)
4. In science, to resist means to slow down or oppose the flow of something, like electricity or movement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resist/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, materials resist water (waterproof), heat or electric current; air resistance resists movement. In everyday life you try to resist eating all the chocolate. In stories and history, people resist an enemy or unfair laws. Phrases: resist the urge, can't resist, resist arrest, water-resistant, heat-resistant.

### Examples

- I couldn't resist eating another biscuit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resist/#x1)
- This watch can resist water up to 50 metres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resist/#x2)
- The villagers resisted the invaders for weeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resist/#x3)
- The thief tried to resist arrest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resist/#x4)
- Rubber resists the flow of electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resist/#x5)
- She resisted the urge to laugh in assembly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resist/#x6)
- The children resisted going to bed early. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resist/#x7)
- The offer was very tempting, and Stan could not resist it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resist/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb. Nouns: «resistance» (and «resistor», an electric part). Adjective: «resistant» (water-resistant). In science, air resistance is a force that slows falling or moving things.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «resist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resist/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«resist» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/resist.html) on Mova free.