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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | resistere, from sistere 'to stop' |
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re‧sist W3
1 [intransitive,transitive usually in negatives] to stop yourself from having something that you like very much or doing something that you want to do 
They only wanted 3 dollars for it, so how could I resist?
cannot resist (doing) something I just can't resist chocolate. She can never resist buying new shoes.
I just can't resist chocolate.She can never resist buying new shoes.They only wanted 3 dollars for it, so how could I resist?2 [transitive] to try to prevent a change from happening, or prevent yourself from being forced to do something : He resisted pressure to resign.
He resisted pressure to resign.3 [intransitive and transitive] to use force to stop something from happening
strongly/fiercely/firmly etc resist Demonstrators violently resisted attempts to remove them from the building.
Demonstrators violently resisted attempts to remove them from the building.4 [transitive] to not be changed or harmed by something : your ability to resist infection
your ability to resist infection