resisten

Middle English

Alternative forms

resiste, resyst, recysten

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman resister, resistre, from Latin resistō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rɛˈzistən/, /rɛˈsistən/

Verb

resisten

To resist; to work against or counteract.
(rare) To block or halt.
(rare) To stop oneself in engaging in something;.

Conjugation

Conjugation of resisten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) resisten, resiste
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	resiste	resisted
2nd-person singular	resistest	resistedest
3rd-person singular	resisteth	resisted
subjunctive singular	resiste	resisted
imperative singular	resiste	—

plural¹	resisten, resiste	resisteden, resistede
imperative plural	resisteth, resiste	—

participles	resistynge, resistende	resisted, yresisted

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

Descendants

English: resist
Scots: resist

References

“resisten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-31.

Spanish

Verb

resisten

third-person plural present indicative of resistir

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