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IELTS word

resist

/rΙͺˈzΙͺst/verb

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English definition

to act against something you disagree with

Common phrases / collocations

  1. resist change
  2. resist pressure
  3. strongly resist

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    Residents resisted the plan to remove the tree.

  2. 2.

    The workers resisted the proposed cuts.

  3. 3.

    She resisted pressure to leave.

Visual learning

See the meaning

Residents stand peacefully before an old tree as an excavator approaches.
to act against something you disagree with
1tree faces removal
2residents oppose it
tree faces removal→residents oppose it