Meaning
to resist
- to withstand
- to endure
In a sentence
Non riesco a resistere a questo caldo.
I can't endure this heat.
Hai resistito fino alla fine della corsa?
Did you hold out until the end of the race?
Questa sedia resiste bene al peso.
This chair withstands weight well.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| resistere | infinitive |
| resistiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| resisto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| resistete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| resisti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| resistono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| resiste | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| resistevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| resistevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| resistevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| resistevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| resistevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| resisteva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| resistemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| resistetti | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| resisteste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| resistesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| resistettero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| resistette | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| resisteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| resisterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| resisterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| resisterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| resisteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| resisterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| resistiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| resista | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| resistiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| resista | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| resistano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| resista | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| resistessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| resistessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| resisteste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| resistessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| resistessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| resistesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| resisteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| resisterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| resistereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| resisteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| resisterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| resisterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| resistiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| resistete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| resisti | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| resistendo | gerund |
| resistito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually takes a: resistere a qualcosa/qualcuno. English speakers often forget the preposition.
- Use opporsi a for actively opposing a person or plan; resistere stresses holding out under pressure.
- For surviving hardship over time, reggere or sopportare may sound more natural in everyday speech.
- past participle resistito