{
    "term": "resist",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "resist",
            "heSheIt": "resists"
        },
        "pastSimple": "resisted",
        "pastParticiple": "resisted",
        "ingForm": "resisting"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to refuse to accept something and try to stop it from happening",
            "sensetop": "resist somethingresist doing something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They are determined to **resist pressure** to change the law.",
                    "contextForm": "resist something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "People naturally resist change."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates.",
                    "contextForm": "resist doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Residents who oppose the plans are threatening to resist."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She steadfastly resisted all attempts to help her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I believe we should resist calls for tighter controls."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They successfully resisted pressure from their competitors to increase prices."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Employer groups fiercely resisted the introduction of the minimum wage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Trends in the national economy confront companies with pressures they are unable to resist."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "oppose",
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["fiercely", "firmly", "resolutely"],
                "verb + resist": ["be able to", "can", "manage to"],
                "phrases": ["the strength to resist something"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to fight back when attacked; to use force to stop something from happening",
            "sensetop": "resist something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He tried to pin me down, but I resisted."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was charged with **resisting arrest**.",
                    "contextForm": "resist something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He gathered forces to resist the invasion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The civil population passively resisted."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to stop yourself from having something you like or doing something you very much want to do",
            "sensetop": "resist somethingresist doing something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I finished the cake. I **couldn't resist it**.",
                    "contextForm": "resist something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Chancellor **resisted the temptation** to raise business taxes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I found the temptation to miss the class too **hard to resist**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She could hardly **resist the urge** to turn and run."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He couldn't resist showing off his new car.",
                    "contextForm": "resist doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Eric couldn’t resist a smile when she finally agreed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was powerless to resist the attraction that she felt to him."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to not be harmed or damaged by something",
            "sensetop": "resist something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A healthy diet should help your body resist infection."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The castle was built to resist attack."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This new paint is designed to resist heat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Aluminium resists corrosion and rust."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are treated with silicone to enable them to resist damp."
                },
                {
                    "text": "crops that resist disease and pest attack"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈzɪst/",
                "audio": "re/resist/resist__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈzɪsts/",
                "audio": "re/resist/resists__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈzɪstɪd/",
                "audio": "re/resist/resisted__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈzɪstɪŋ/",
                "audio": "re/resist/resisting__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈzɪst/",
                "audio": "re/resist/resist__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈzɪsts/",
                "audio": "re/resist/resists__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈzɪstɪd/",
                "audio": "re/resist/resisted__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈzɪstɪŋ/",
                "audio": "re/resist/resisting__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French resister or Latin resistere, from re- (expressing opposition) + sistere ‘stop’ (reduplication of stare ‘to stand’)."
}