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Conjugation resist conjugation
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resist · verb
Present I resist
Positive I resist
Singular
1st person I resist
2nd person you resist
3rd person he/she/it resists
Plural
1st person we resist
2nd person you resist
3rd person they resist
Negative I don't resist
Singular
1st person I don't resist I do not resist
2nd person you don't resist you do not resist
3rd person he/she/it doesn't resist he/she/it does not resist
Plural
1st person we don't resist we do not resist
2nd person you don't resist you do not resist
3rd person they don't resist they do not resist
Question do I resist?
Singular
1st person do I resist?
2nd person do you resist?
3rd person does he/she/it resist?
Plural
1st person do we resist?
2nd person do you resist?
3rd person do they resist?
Negative question don't I resist?
Singular
1st person don't I resist? do I not resist?
2nd person don't you resist? do you not resist?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it resist? does he/she/it not resist?
Plural
1st person don't we resist? do we not resist?
2nd person don't you resist? do you not resist?
3rd person don't they resist? do they not resist?
Past I resisted
Positive I resisted
Singular
1st person I resisted
2nd person you resisted
3rd person he/she/it resisted
Plural
1st person we resisted
2nd person you resisted
3rd person they resisted
Negative I didn't resist
Singular
1st person I didn't resist I did not resist
2nd person you didn't resist you did not resist
3rd person he/she/it didn't resist he/she/it did not resist
Plural
1st person we didn't resist we did not resist
2nd person you didn't resist you did not resist
3rd person they didn't resist they did not resist
Question did I resist?
Singular
1st person did I resist?
2nd person did you resist?
3rd person did he/she/it resist?
Plural
1st person did we resist?
2nd person did you resist?
3rd person did they resist?
Negative question didn't I resist?
Singular
1st person didn't I resist? did I not resist?
2nd person didn't you resist? did you not resist?
3rd person didn't he/she/it resist? did he/she/it not resist?
Plural
1st person didn't we resist? did we not resist?
2nd person didn't you resist? did you not resist?
3rd person didn't they resist? did they not resist?
Future I'll resist
Positive I'll resist
Singular
1st person I'll resist I will resist
2nd person you'll resist you will resist
3rd person he/she/it'll resist he/she/it will resist
Plural
1st person we'll resist we will resist
2nd person you'll resist you will resist
3rd person they'll resist they will resist
Negative I won't resist
Singular
1st person I won't resist I will not resist
2nd person you won't resist you will not resist
3rd person he/she/it won't resist he/she/it will not resist
Plural
1st person we won't resist we will not resist
2nd person you won't resist you will not resist
3rd person they won't resist they will not resist
Question will I resist?
Singular
1st person will I resist?
2nd person will you resist?
3rd person will he/she/it resist?
Plural
1st person will we resist?
2nd person will you resist?
3rd person will they resist?
Negative question won't I resist?
Singular
1st person won't I resist? will I not resist?
2nd person won't you resist? will you not resist?
3rd person won't he/she/it resist? will he/she/it not resist?
Plural
1st person won't we resist? will we not resist?
2nd person won't you resist? will you not resist?
3rd person won't they resist? will they not resist?
Conditional I'd resist
Positive I'd resist
Singular
1st person I'd resist I would resist
2nd person you'd resist you would resist
3rd person he/she/it'd resist he/she/it would resist
Plural
1st person we'd resist we would resist
2nd person you'd resist you would resist
3rd person they'd resist they would resist
Negative I wouldn't resist
Singular
1st person I wouldn't resist I would not resist
2nd person you wouldn't resist you would not resist
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't resist he/she/it would not resist
Plural
1st person we wouldn't resist we would not resist
2nd person you wouldn't resist you would not resist
3rd person they wouldn't resist they would not resist
Question would I resist?
Singular
1st person would I resist?
2nd person would you resist?
3rd person would he/she/it resist?
Plural
1st person would we resist?
2nd person would you resist?
3rd person would they resist?
Negative question wouldn't I resist?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I resist? would I not resist?
2nd person wouldn't you resist? would you not resist?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it resist? would he/she/it not resist?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we resist? would we not resist?
2nd person wouldn't you resist? would you not resist?
3rd person wouldn't they resist? would they not resist?
Present continuous I'm resisting
Positive I'm resisting
Singular
1st person I'm resisting I am resisting
2nd person you're resisting you are resisting
3rd person he/she/it's resisting he/she/it is resisting
Plural
1st person we're resisting we are resisting
2nd person you're resisting you are resisting
3rd person they're resisting they are resisting
Negative I'm not resisting
Singular
1st person I'm not resisting I am not resisting
2nd person you aren't resisting you're not resisting you are not resisting
3rd person he/she/it isn't resisting he/she/it's not resisting he/she/it is not resisting
Plural
1st person we aren't resisting we're not resisting we are not resisting
2nd person you aren't resisting you're not resisting you are not resisting
3rd person they aren't resisting they're not resisting they are not resisting
Question am I resisting?
Singular
1st person am I resisting?
2nd person are you resisting?
3rd person is he/she/it resisting?
Plural
1st person are we resisting?
2nd person are you resisting?
3rd person are they resisting?
Negative question aren't I resisting?
Singular
1st person aren't I resisting? am I not resisting?
2nd person aren't you resisting? are you not resisting?
3rd person isn't he/she/it resisting? is he/she/it not resisting?
Plural
1st person aren't we resisting? are we not resisting?
2nd person aren't you resisting? are you not resisting?
3rd person aren't they resisting? are they not resisting?
Past continuous I was resisting
Positive I was resisting
Singular
1st person I was resisting
2nd person you were resisting
3rd person he/she/it was resisting
Plural
1st person we were resisting
2nd person you were resisting
3rd person they were resisting
Negative I wasn't resisting
Singular
1st person I wasn't resisting I was not resisting
2nd person you weren't resisting you were not resisting
3rd person he/she/it wasn't resisting he/she/it was not resisting
Plural
1st person we weren't resisting we were not resisting
2nd person you weren't resisting you were not resisting
3rd person they weren't resisting they were not resisting
Question was I resisting?
Singular
1st person was I resisting?
2nd person were you resisting?
3rd person was he/she/it resisting?
Plural
1st person were we resisting?
2nd person were you resisting?
3rd person were they resisting?
Negative question wasn't I resisting?
Singular
1st person wasn't I resisting? was I not resisting?
2nd person weren't you resisting? were you not resisting?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it resisting? was he/she/it not resisting?
Plural
1st person weren't we resisting? were we not resisting?
2nd person weren't you resisting? were you not resisting?
3rd person weren't they resisting? were they not resisting?
Future continuous I'll be resisting
Positive I'll be resisting
Singular
1st person I'll be resisting I will be resisting
2nd person you'll be resisting you will be resisting
3rd person he/she/it'll be resisting he/she/it will be resisting
Plural
1st person we'll be resisting we will be resisting
2nd person you'll be resisting you will be resisting
3rd person they'll be resisting they will be resisting
Negative I won't be resisting
Singular
1st person I won't be resisting I will not be resisting
2nd person you won't be resisting you will not be resisting
3rd person he/she/it won't be resisting he/she/it will not be resisting
Plural
1st person we won't be resisting we will not be resisting
2nd person you won't be resisting you will not be resisting
3rd person they won't be resisting they will not be resisting
Question will I be resisting?
Singular
1st person will I be resisting?
2nd person will you be resisting?
3rd person will he/she/it be resisting?
Plural
1st person will we be resisting?
2nd person will you be resisting?
3rd person will they be resisting?
Negative question won't I be resisting?
Singular
1st person won't I be resisting? will I not be resisting?
2nd person won't you be resisting? will you not be resisting?
3rd person won't he/she/it be resisting? will he/she/it not be resisting?
Plural
1st person won't we be resisting? will we not be resisting?
2nd person won't you be resisting? will you not be resisting?
3rd person won't they be resisting? will they not be resisting?
Conditional continuous I'd be resisting
Positive I'd be resisting
Singular
1st person I'd be resisting I would be resisting
2nd person you'd be resisting you would be resisting
3rd person he/she/it'd be resisting he/she/it would be resisting
Plural
1st person we'd be resisting we would be resisting
2nd person you'd be resisting you would be resisting
3rd person they'd be resisting they would be resisting
Negative I wouldn't be resisting
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be resisting I would not be resisting
2nd person you wouldn't be resisting you would not be resisting
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be resisting he/she/it would not be resisting
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be resisting we would not be resisting
2nd person you wouldn't be resisting you would not be resisting
3rd person they wouldn't be resisting they would not be resisting
Question would I be resisting?
Singular
1st person would I be resisting?
2nd person would you be resisting?
3rd person would he/she/it be resisting?
Plural
1st person would we be resisting?
2nd person would you be resisting?
3rd person would they be resisting?
Negative question wouldn't I be resisting?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be resisting? would I not be resisting?
2nd person wouldn't you be resisting? would you not be resisting?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be resisting? would he/she/it not be resisting?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be resisting? would we not be resisting?
2nd person wouldn't you be resisting? would you not be resisting?
3rd person wouldn't they be resisting? would they not be resisting?
Present perfect I've resisted
Positive I've resisted
Singular
1st person I've resisted I have resisted
2nd person you've resisted you have resisted
3rd person he/she/it's resisted he/she/it has resisted
Plural
1st person we've resisted we have resisted
2nd person you've resisted you have resisted
3rd person they've resisted they have resisted
Negative I haven't resisted
Singular
1st person I haven't resisted I have not resisted
2nd person you haven't resisted you have not resisted
3rd person he/she/it hasn't resisted he/she/it has not resisted
Plural
1st person we haven't resisted we have not resisted
2nd person you haven't resisted you have not resisted
3rd person they haven't resisted they have not resisted
Question have I resisted?
Singular
1st person have I resisted?
2nd person have you resisted?
3rd person has he/she/it resisted?
Plural
1st person have we resisted?
2nd person have you resisted?
3rd person have they resisted?
Negative question haven't I resisted?
Singular
1st person haven't I resisted? have I not resisted?
2nd person haven't you resisted? have you not resisted?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it resisted? has he/she/it not resisted?
Plural
1st person haven't we resisted? have we not resisted?
2nd person haven't you resisted? have you not resisted?
3rd person haven't they resisted? have they not resisted?
Past perfect I had resisted
Positive I had resisted
Singular
1st person I had resisted
2nd person you had resisted
3rd person he/she/it had resisted
Plural
1st person we had resisted
2nd person you had resisted
3rd person they had resisted
Negative I hadn't resisted
Singular
1st person I hadn't resisted I had not resisted
2nd person you hadn't resisted you had not resisted
3rd person he/she/it hadn't resisted he/she/it had not resisted
Plural
1st person we hadn't resisted we had not resisted
2nd person you hadn't resisted you had not resisted
3rd person they hadn't resisted they had not resisted
Question had I resisted?
Singular
1st person had I resisted?
2nd person had you resisted?
3rd person had he/she/it resisted?
Plural
1st person had we resisted?
2nd person had you resisted?
3rd person had they resisted?
Negative question hadn't I resisted?
Singular
1st person hadn't I resisted? had I not resisted?
2nd person hadn't you resisted? had you not resisted?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it resisted? had he/she/it not resisted?
Plural
1st person hadn't we resisted? had we not resisted?
2nd person hadn't you resisted? had you not resisted?
3rd person hadn't they resisted? had they not resisted?
Future perfect I'll have resisted
Positive I'll have resisted
Singular
1st person I'll have resisted I will have resisted
2nd person you'll have resisted you will have resisted
3rd person he/she/it'll have resisted he/she/it will have resisted
Plural
1st person we'll have resisted we will have resisted
2nd person you'll have resisted you will have resisted
3rd person they'll have resisted they will have resisted
Negative I won't have resisted
Singular
1st person I won't have resisted I will not have resisted
2nd person you won't have resisted you will not have resisted
3rd person he/she/it won't have resisted he/she/it will not have resisted
Plural
1st person we won't have resisted we will not have resisted
2nd person you won't have resisted you will not have resisted
3rd person they won't have resisted they will not have resisted
Question +'ll I have resisted?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have resisted? will I have resisted?
2nd person +'ll you have resisted? will you have resisted?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have resisted? will he/she/it have resisted?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have resisted? will we have resisted?
2nd person +'ll you have resisted? will you have resisted?
3rd person +'ll they have resisted? will they have resisted?
Negative question won't I have resisted?
Singular
1st person won't I have resisted? will I not have resisted?
2nd person won't you have resisted? will you not have resisted?
3rd person won't he/she/it have resisted? will he/she/it not have resisted?
Plural
1st person won't we have resisted? will we not have resisted?
2nd person won't you have resisted? will you not have resisted?
3rd person won't they have resisted? will they not have resisted?
Conditional perfect I'd have resisted
Positive I'd have resisted
Singular
1st person I'd have resisted I would have resisted
2nd person you'd have resisted you would have resisted
3rd person he/she/it'd have resisted he/she/it would have resisted
Plural
1st person we'd have resisted we would have resisted
2nd person you'd have resisted you would have resisted
3rd person they'd have resisted they would have resisted
Negative I wouldn't have resisted
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have resisted I would not have resisted
2nd person you wouldn't have resisted you would not have resisted
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have resisted he/she/it would not have resisted
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have resisted we would not have resisted
2nd person you wouldn't have resisted you would not have resisted
3rd person they wouldn't have resisted they would not have resisted
Question would I have resisted?
Singular
1st person would I have resisted?
2nd person would you have resisted?
3rd person would he/she/it have resisted?
Plural
1st person would we have resisted?
2nd person would you have resisted?
3rd person would they have resisted?
Negative question wouldn't I have resisted?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have resisted? would I not have resisted?
2nd person wouldn't you have resisted? would you not have resisted?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have resisted? would he/she/it not have resisted?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have resisted? would we not have resisted?
2nd person wouldn't you have resisted? would you not have resisted?
3rd person wouldn't they have resisted? would they not have resisted?
Imperative resist!
Positive
you resist!
we let's resist!
Negative
you don't resist!
we let's not resist!
Examples resist examples
How do I use resist in a sentence?
Simple sentences
I must resist.
He did not resist.
She did not resist.
I can't resist sweet things.
The guy was so childish that he couldn't resist temptation.
I don't watch a lot of movies, but I can't resist a good documentary.
How could I resist?
We could not resist the force of his logic.
He was so childish that he couldn't resist temptation.
He can't resist sweets.
I cannot resist eating pudding.
It's useless to try and resist.
It's hard to resist temptation.
No man can resist the lure of a woman.
I can't resist her.
Why on earth did you resist taking medicine?
He was too old to resist.
I can resist everything except temptation.
Even though we resist this by all means - it is a fact.
Resist resistance!
Movie subtitles
People don't care about reason. But they can't resist a good miracle.
He knows very well that the power of evil is too great for those of us with weak minds to resist.
I couldn't resist her.
He could not resist it.
If you resist them, you're sane if you don't, you're on your way to the nuthouse or the pen.
His attempt to resist the normal, healthy discipline of being put into Coventry. brought no further discipline from us.
They brazenly decided to resist and invited Prince Alexander.
King Alexander has dared to resist us but God's hand has punished his impertinence.
The more we fight him, the more he'll resist.
How could I resist?
I knew that no one could resist you.
Any brave man would resist.
It will stand there like that for a whole year, so people will start to think whether they can afford to resist the Financial Advisor, even if his name is Oppenheimer.
The people must be confronted by a force they won't dare resist.
Yes, that's a possibility, but if we resist now, we give credence to their doubts, and they could pin everything on us.
You've gotta resist what they're doing.
You're still able to resist?
I ask you to resist sentimentality.
If we resist, we'll be butchered.
You knew I wouldn't resist your jokes.
He could not resist it. Here.
Why can't you resist poking your nose into other people's private affairs?
You know the. that story you told me about Angel interested me so much that I couldn't resist coming here.
Oh, it would be hard to resist a man of your natural charm and finesse, Mr. Brandon.
You think that all you have to do is wave a check and no woman can resist you, but let me tell you something.
We'll see if the people have the courage to resist my will.
WELL, AFRAID THAT I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO RESIST HIM.
If he loves the track, he couldn't resist seeing his silks win.
He wasn't what you would call a good child, but you. you couldn't resist him.
You resist temptation admirably.
I know it was mean, but I couldn't resist it.
But how, my lord, shall we resist it now?
If you try to resist, we will be killed.
But I couldn't resist coming and getting to meet you.
Lewt's hard to resist.
If I strike for two days. my husband won't resist.
I never could resist these stories 'cause I'm mighty proud of my family's doings.
News and current affairs
To resist these powerful pressures, fiscal councils will need to have their work audited periodically by international agencies such as the International Monetary Fund, both to protect their independence and to promote accountability.
Instead, let's fund the basic research that will make green energy too cheap and easy to resist.
But, beyond slogans, there is an underlying fault line between those who have the cultural capacity to embrace change and those who resist it by adhering to traditional ideas about how one's life and, by extension, society, should be organized.
Many UN members, believing that power within the UN has been shifting from the General Assembly, resist giving up what they regard as its last vestige: control over the budget through the work of the Assembly's Fifth Committee.
Those institutions that survived will hold a stronger market position than ever, and they will resist a systematic overhaul.
By 1931, even Britain found it hard to resist the German model.
Although Pakistan will publicly resist this demand, it may secretly agree to allow installation of cameras and various sensing devices in these nuclear facilitiesinstallations.
It is easy to feel sorry for an animal that discovers tasty food and can't resist getting more the easy way.
Yet we can't resist the lure of the garbage can and its delights.
Little did they appreciate that American voters, having never actually supported spending cuts, would resist.
But if China wants a dynamic innovation system, it should resist pressure by Western governments to adopt the kind of unbalanced intellectual property laws that are being demanded.
The elements of a broader consensus on the future role of financial regulation are in place, as long as Americans like Geithner can resist their constant desire to tell the rest of the world to do as they say, not as they do.
In fact, Western political and economic structures are, in some ways, specifically designed to resist deep and rapid change, if only to prevent temporary and reversible fluctuations from having an undue influence on underlying systems.
Now we must resist the temptation to go to the other extreme.
Advanced countries are certain to resist any new commitments.
But Russian leaders resist tough sanctions on Iran, lest they jeopardize financial dealings there and lead to increased Iranian support for Muslim minorities inside Russia.
Great Britain and France will resist being replaced by a single EU seat, while making Germany a permanent member would only exacerbate the problem of Europe's relative over-representation.
I couldn't resist the temptation to draw Asia into the debate between Europe and the US.
They are able to resist all meaningful reform that could really change their compensation schemes.
If we can teach children to recognize what they have in common with those from other cultures, we can also help them to resist the prejudices of those who seek to distort the truth and divide people.
We know that when people of different religions work together for the good of the wider community, they come to understand one another in a way that helps them resist the call of extremists.
Not only did China resist measures that had been under negotiation for the preceding year, but Prime Minister Wen Jiabao's decision to send a low-level official to meet with and point a finger at Obama was downright insulting.
Nigeria to South Africa (and vice-versa); and several countries, including China, Indonesia, and South Korea, might resist creating a permanent seat for Japan.
Moreover, Congress will resist rolling back any of the long-standing economic sanctions against Cuba.
Despite being isolated and ostracized, Iran has managed to gain some strategic breathing room with the help of countries like China, Russia, India, Syria, and Venezuela, allowing it to resist Western pressure.
When they died just a day apart this month, the contrast was hard for the global commentariat to resist: Prague's prince of light against Pyongyang's prince of darkness.
In principle, everyone wants heavy-hitters; in practice, many national leaders resist the idea of a more independent and assertive team in Brussels.