resistant

«resistant» in Mova's school dictionary: not harmed or affected by something: water-resistant… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (resistant, more resistant, most resistant)

meaning for a pupil

1) Resistant means not harmed or affected by something: water-resistant, heat-resistant. tree →

2) Resistant means against an idea or change and trying to stop it. tree →

sense in the lessons

Science (materials): some materials are water-resistant, fire-resistant or scratch-resistant; children test which fabric is most water-resistant. Health: some germs become resistant to medicine (antibiotic resistance). Everyday life: a water-resistant watch. Phrases: resistant to, water-resistant, heat-resistant, resistant to change.

examples

• This coat is water-resistant. tree →
• Glass for ovens is heat-resistant. tree →
• Some plants are resistant to frost. tree →
• The town was resistant to the new road. tree →
• We tested which material was most water-resistant. tree →
• Some bacteria are resistant to antibiotics. tree →

note

Spelled -ant, not -ent. Usually «resistant to something». Trap: «water-resistant» is not «waterproof»: it keeps out a little water, not all of it — don't swim with a watch that is only water-resistant.

In the corpora

• Bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics if the medicines are overused, which is why doctors do not give them for colds.
• Medicines are kept out of reach and sight of small children; child-resistant lids are not child-proof.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «resistant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.