resistir

Borrowed from Latin resistere (“to withstand, oppose, resist”), with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.zisˈti]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.zisˈtiɾ]

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• Homophone: resistí
• Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

resistir (first-person singular present resisteixo, first-person singular preterite resistí, past participle resistit)

1. (ambitransitive, pronominal) to resist

• “resistir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “resistir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “resistir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “resistir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Borrowed from Latin resistere, with change of conjugation.

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ziʃˈti(χ)/
• Hyphenation: re‧sis‧tir

resistir (first-person singular present resisto, first-person singular preterite resisti, past participle resistido)

1. to resist

• “resistir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “resistir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

From Latin resistere.

• IPA^(key): /resisˈtiɾ/ [re.sisˈt̪iɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: re‧sis‧tir

resistir (first-person singular present resisto, first-person singular preterite resistí, past participle resistido)

1. (transitive) to tolerate, to put up with, to bear, to handle, to stand

   Synonyms: aguantar, soportar, sufrir, tolerar

   Esta situación no nos encanta, pero la resistimos sin quejarnos.

   We don't really like this situation, but we tolerate it without complaining.

   ¡No pude resistir a tu exnovio!

   I couldn't stand your ex-boyfriend!

2. (intransitive) to fight off, to survive, to defend oneself (from)

   Synonyms: oponerse, pervivir

   La enfermedad casi la mató, pero resistió.

   The disease almost killed her, but she survived.

   Debes resistir a tus ganas de comer chocolate.

   You must fight off your desire to eat chocolate.

3. (intransitive, reflexive) to resist

   Cuidado – si tratáis de esposarlo, es posible que se resista.

   Be careful – if you try to handcuff him, it's possible that he will resist.

   ¿Cómo podía resistirme a tu amor?

   How could I resist your love?

• “resistir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025