英语词汇“desist”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

desistdesist /dɪˈzɪst, dɪˈsɪst/ verb [intransitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYdesist

Origin: 1400-1500 Old French desister, from Latin sistere to stand, stop

VERB TABLE

desist

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	desist
	he, she, it	desists
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	desisted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have desisted
	he, she, it	has desisted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had desisted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will desist
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have desisted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am desisting
	he, she, it	is desisting
	you, we, they	are desisting
Past	I, he, she, it	was desisting
	you, we, they	were desisting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been desisting
	he, she, it	has been desisting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been desisting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be desisting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been desisting

to stop doing something: desist from The government urged the rebels to desist from their terrorist actions. → see also cease and desist at cease1 (2)