how to pronounce resist

/ɹɪˈzɪst/

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resist is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of resist in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… publicity so I can't resist the …”

meaning of resist

Resist means to oppose with force or to fight against.

resist frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word resist occurs in english on average 19.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics resist can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that resist can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;