Wat betekent resist in het Engels en wat is de definitie van resist?

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resist Betekenis, Definitie, Uitspraak, Grammatica & Synoniemen❤️

0 to fight against something or someone that is attacking you:
- The soldiers resisted (the enemy attacks) for two days.
- The party leader resisted demands for his resignation.
- He tried to run away from the police and was charged with resisting arrest.
- The new hybrid crops are much better at resisting disease.
- I can never resist temptation/chocolate/the urge to laugh.
- [ + -ing verb ] She couldn't resist laughing at him in those clothes.
1 to fight against or oppose something or someone:
- [ T ] Students want to discover the truth themselves, and they resist having conclusions forced upon them.
- [ T ] I couldn’t resist laughing at him.
2 to fight against something or someone:
- The group resisted for several weeks.
- The computers resisted the virus.
3 to refuse to accept or be changed by something:
- The party resisted the spending cuts.
4 to stop yourself from doing something that you want to do:
- Resisting the temptation to tuck into pension income early is vital.

He couldn't resist embellishing the story of his accident a little.
The town had been besieged for two months but still resisted the aggressors.
They are bravely resisting subjugation by their more powerful neighbours.
General Rattigan summoned reinforcements to help resist the attack.
He usually resists attempts to introduce new procedures.
Before this acknowledgment, efforts to educate caregivers on dying may more likely be resisted.
There is other language usage in broadcasting which is resisted by listeners but permissible in informal speech.
She must learn that resisting idolatry can be empowering, but the potential for empowerment depends upon the nature and origin of the resistance.