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# resistant

adjective (resistant, more resistant, most resistant)

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

## Everyday

1. Resistant means not harmed or affected by something: water-resistant, heat-resistant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resistant/#m1)
2. Resistant means against an idea or change and trying to stop it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resistant/#m2)

### In the lessons

Science (materials): some materials are water-resistant, fire-resistant or scratch-resistant; children test which fabric is most water-resistant. Health: some germs become resistant to medicine (antibiotic resistance). Everyday life: a water-resistant watch. Phrases: resistant to, water-resistant, heat-resistant, resistant to change.

### Examples

- This coat is water-resistant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resistant/#x1)
- Glass for ovens is heat-resistant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resistant/#x2)
- Some plants are resistant to frost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resistant/#x3)
- The town was resistant to the new road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resistant/#x4)
- We tested which material was most water-resistant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resistant/#x5)
- Some bacteria are resistant to antibiotics. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resistant/#x6)

### Note

Spelled -ant, not -ent. Usually «resistant to something». Trap: «water-resistant» is not «waterproof»: it keeps out a little water, not all of it — don't swim with a watch that is only water-resistant.

## On Mova

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