Resist
verb
To fight against something or someone.
She resisted the urge to eat the cake.
Often appears as...
- resist the urge
- resist the temptation
verb
To stop yourself from doing something you want to do.
I can't resist a good book.
Often appears as...
- can't resist
- resist the urge
verb
To not be harmed or affected by something.
The material resists stains.
Often appears as...
- resist stains
- resist corrosion
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To not accept something and try to stop it from happening.
The employees resisted the new policies.
Often appears as...
- resist changes
- resist policies
verb
To fight against something or someone.
She resisted the urge to eat the cake.
Often appears as...
- resist the urge
- resist the temptation
verb
To stop yourself from doing something you want to do.
I can't resist a good book.
Often appears as...
- can't resist
- resist the urge
verb
To not be harmed or affected by something.
The material resists stains.
Often appears as...
- resist stains
- resist corrosion
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To not accept something and try to stop it from happening.
The employees resisted the new policies.
Often appears as...
- resist changes
- resist policies
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Fight
Used to describe confrontation beyond physical fights, including emotions and desires.
He resisted the urge to argue back.
Pro Tip 2/3Internal Struggle
Often refers to personal challenges like cravings or habits.
She resisted the temptation to skip the gym.
Pro Tip 3/3Persistence Required
Suggests ongoing effort. The action of resisting often isn't just a one-time event.
They continued to resist the unfair regulations.
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Fight
Used to describe confrontation beyond physical fights, including emotions and desires.
He resisted the urge to argue back.
Pro Tip 2/3Internal Struggle
Often refers to personal challenges like cravings or habits.
She resisted the temptation to skip the gym.
Pro Tip 3/3Persistence Required
Suggests ongoing effort. The action of resisting often isn't just a one-time event.
They continued to resist the unfair regulations.
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Fight
Used to describe confrontation beyond physical fights, including emotions and desires.
He resisted the urge to argue back.
Pro Tip 2/3Internal Struggle
Often refers to personal challenges like cravings or habits.
She resisted the temptation to skip the gym.
Pro Tip 3/3Persistence Required
Suggests ongoing effort. The action of resisting often isn't just a one-time event.
They continued to resist the unfair regulations.
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The past, present and...
The sudden death of so many of the most frail and vulnerable people left behind a population with a significantly different gene pool, including genes that may have helped survivors resist the disease. And because such mutations often confer immunities to multiple pathogens that work in similar ways,
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Julian Baggini: Is there...
some kind of personality thing. And if you pick up one of those magazines, it's hard to resist, isn't it? Doing the test to find what is your learning style, what is your loving style, or what is your working style? Are you this kind of person or that? So I think that we have a common-sense idea
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
i'm taking a trip across town to meet chef babette davis owner of stuff i eat in inglewood she's been preparing vegan delights for the last 30 years voila her food is so hard to resist you started with dessert and you started without me you put yum in front of me i'm gonna
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Debunking the myths of...
Knowing that your own brain is lying to you while not being able to resist its commands can be agonizing. But with knowledge and understanding comes the power to seek help, and future research into the brain may finally provide the answers we're looking for.
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How a few scientists...
and they proposed that it was actually these germs that cause diseases, hence the name germ theory. Though most people held onto their assumptions and strongly resisted this theory, its supporters were determined to prove them wrong
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The impact of Simón...
and influential families both were defenders of freedom both were heroic and war but apprehensive about marshalling the peace both resisted efforts to make them Kings and both were claim to want to return to public to
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Todd Humphreys: How to...
Maybe you'll have a whole bag full of them. You'll never lose track of your things again. The GPS dot will fundamentally reorder your life. But will you be able to resist the temptation to track your fellow man?
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Why the metric system...
other nations followed, with colonial empires spreading the system around the world. As France's main rival, Britain had resisted revolutionary ideas and retained its traditional units.
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Can you solve...
Can you resist tackling a brain teaser written by one of the smartest people in history? Let's give it a shot. The world's rarest fish has been stolen from the city aquarium.
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Leaving the Nursery PIPE...
I have to resist the temptation to offer comfort being cruel in order to be kind because if they are to survive in the world outside they must learn to cope on their own
Video examples
The past, present and...
The sudden death of so many of the most frail and vulnerable people left behind a population with a significantly different gene pool, including genes that may have helped survivors resist the disease. And because such mutations often confer immunities to multiple pathogens that work in similar ways,
Video examples
Julian Baggini: Is there...
some kind of personality thing. And if you pick up one of those magazines, it's hard to resist, isn't it? Doing the test to find what is your learning style, what is your loving style, or what is your working style? Are you this kind of person or that? So I think that we have a common-sense idea
Video examples
The Water Crisis PIPE...
i'm taking a trip across town to meet chef babette davis owner of stuff i eat in inglewood she's been preparing vegan delights for the last 30 years voila her food is so hard to resist you started with dessert and you started without me you put yum in front of me i'm gonna
Video examples
Debunking the myths of...
Knowing that your own brain is lying to you while not being able to resist its commands can be agonizing. But with knowledge and understanding comes the power to seek help, and future research into the brain may finally provide the answers we're looking for.
Video examples
How a few scientists...
and they proposed that it was actually these germs that cause diseases, hence the name germ theory. Though most people held onto their assumptions and strongly resisted this theory, its supporters were determined to prove them wrong
Video examples
The impact of Simón...
and influential families both were defenders of freedom both were heroic and war but apprehensive about marshalling the peace both resisted efforts to make them Kings and both were claim to want to return to public to
Video examples
Todd Humphreys: How to...
Maybe you'll have a whole bag full of them. You'll never lose track of your things again. The GPS dot will fundamentally reorder your life. But will you be able to resist the temptation to track your fellow man?
Video examples
Why the metric system...
other nations followed, with colonial empires spreading the system around the world. As France's main rival, Britain had resisted revolutionary ideas and retained its traditional units.
Video examples
Can you solve...
Can you resist tackling a brain teaser written by one of the smartest people in history? Let's give it a shot. The world's rarest fish has been stolen from the city aquarium.
Video examples
Leaving the Nursery PIPE...
I have to resist the temptation to offer comfort being cruel in order to be kind because if they are to survive in the world outside they must learn to cope on their own
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Isabelle Adjani
French Actress
I like working emotions that can take you beyond your life. And yet you have to resist them in order remain within your life. Otherwise, you're burned. I like that fight. It's more of a fight with yourself.
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Gerald Jampolsky
American Psychologist
When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.
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Pooja Bedi
Indian Actress
It's really nice to know that people can't resist me. I want to be longed. I want people to really like me like nothing else in the world.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
When your soul is resting, your emotions are okay, your mind is okay, and your will is at peace with God, not resisting what He's doing.
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Thomas Hobbes
English Philosopher
A man cannot lay down the right of resisting them that assault him by force, to take away his life.
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Epictetus
Greek Philosopher
It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.
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Natasha Rothwell
American Actress
I think it's so important for us to make art and to be loud and to resist with our art.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat.
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Jeff Bridges
American Actor
I resist life.
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Isabelle Adjani
French Actress
I like working emotions that can take you beyond your life. And yet you have to resist them in order remain within your life. Otherwise, you're burned. I like that fight. It's more of a fight with yourself.
Quote examples
Gerald Jampolsky
American Psychologist
When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.
Quote examples
Pooja Bedi
Indian Actress
It's really nice to know that people can't resist me. I want to be longed. I want people to really like me like nothing else in the world.
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
When your soul is resting, your emotions are okay, your mind is okay, and your will is at peace with God, not resisting what He's doing.
Quote examples
Thomas Hobbes
English Philosopher
A man cannot lay down the right of resisting them that assault him by force, to take away his life.
Quote examples
Epictetus
Greek Philosopher
It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.
Quote examples
Natasha Rothwell
American Actress
I think it's so important for us to make art and to be loud and to resist with our art.
Quote examples
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.
Quote examples
Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat.
Quote examples
Jeff Bridges
American Actor
I resist life.
Example 1 of 10
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