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resistere — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • endure verb To keep going through something difficult; to survive hardship.
  • last adj Coming after all others; final.
  • resist verb To try to stop or oppose something, or to refuse to give in to it.
  • stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
  • withstand verb To resist or hold up successfully against pressure, force, or attack.

Senses

resistere is used for these senses in English:

  • endure (intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
  • hang on To persevere.
  • hold out (idiomatic) To survive, endure.
  • last (intransitive) To hold out, continue undefeated or entire.
  • resist (intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.
  • stand (transitive) To undergo; withstand; hold up.
  • withstand (transitive) To resist or endure (something) successfully.

endure — full definition

  1. verb To keep going through something difficult; to survive hardship.
  2. verb To last or continue over time.

last — full definition

  1. adj Coming after all others; final.
  2. adj Most recent.
  3. det The one immediately before the present, referring to a unit of time.
  4. verb To continue existing or happening over a period of time.
  5. noun A foot-shaped block used by shoemakers to shape or repair footwear.

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