resistir
Spanish, verb/resisˈtiɾ/
resistir is a Spanish verb meaning “to tolerate, to put up with, to bear, to handle, to stand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Padecer un sufrimiento sin dejarse vencer por él”.
What does resistir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to tolerate, to put up with, to bear, to handle, to stand
Esta situación no nos encanta, pero la resistimos sin quejarnos.
- 2
to fight off, to survive, to defend oneself (from)
La enfermedad casi la mató, pero resistió.
- 3
to resist
Cuidado – si tratáis de esposarlo, es posible que se resista.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Padecer un sufrimiento sin dejarse vencer por él. 2. Oponerse a la acción de una fuerza. 3. Reprimir sentimientos, deseos, pasiones.
verb: 1. Oponerse a un ataque. 2. Conservarse con vida o salud, mantenerse, pese a condiciones desfavorables o negativas. 3. Conservarse, mantenerse en buen estado una cosa, pese a condiciones desfavorables o negativas. 4. Manifestar rechazo o repugnancia contra algo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of resistir
- resisto first-person present singular
- resistí first-person preterite singular
- resistido participle past
- resistiendo gerund
- resistida feminine participle past
- resistidos masculine participle past
- resistidas feminine participle past
- resistes indicative informal present
- resistís indicative informal present
- resiste indicative present singular
- resistimos first-person indicative plural
- resisten indicative plural present
- resistía first-person imperfect indicative
- resistías imperfect indicative second-person
- resistíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- resistíais imperfect indicative plural
- resistían imperfect indicative plural
- resististe indicative preterite second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce resistir?
- /resisˈtiɾ/
- [re.sisˈt̪iɾ]
- [resisˈt̪iɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to resistir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is resistir in Spanish?
resistir appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).