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[ per-sist , -zist ] SHOW IPA
/ pərˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used without object) to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
to last or endure tenaciously: The legend of King Arthur has persisted for nearly fifteen centuries.
to be insistent in a statement, request, question, etc.
Origin of persist 1530–40; <Latin persistere literally, to stand firm permanently, equivalent to per- per- + -sistere, akin to stāre to stand
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synonym study for persist 1, 2 . See continue.
OTHER WORDS FROM persist per·sist·er, noun per·sist·ing·ly, adverb per·sis·tive, adjective per·sis·tive·ly, adverb
per·sis·tive·ness, noun non·per·sist·ing, adjective un·per·sist·ing, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for persist She found that even after considering geographic and demographic factors, the “Rush Limbaugh effect” persist s.
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“That said, underneath the surface differences in threat perception and how to deal with Russia persist ,” he says.
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And yet the real battle might be an even harder one: against the attitudes that allow all this to persist in 21st-Century India.
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But to persist , to endure, to put your will toward a dream that sparks you, is to live large.
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How then, does the Intelligent Design movement (ID) persist , in the face of so much damning contrary evidence?
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What allows evil to persist , Aquinas believed, is the “lack of good” by other people.
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You persist in keeping the fortune of the Fougereuse for Jules's son, who has been dead a long time?
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If you persist in going on like this I shall think I am in a nursing home!
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"You persist in underestimating your abilities, Gladys," said Fillmore reproachfully.
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It would be a mere waste of words to persist in questioning her.
The Two Destinies | Wilkie Collins
Nor did the success of Henry's first crusade encourage him to persist in similar efforts.
Henry VIII. | A. F. Pollard
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British Dictionary definitions for persist verb (intr) (often foll by in) to continue steadfastly or obstinately despite opposition or difficulty
to continue to exist or occur without interruption the rain persisted throughout the night
Derived forms of persist persister , noun Word Origin for persist C16: from Latin persistere, from per- (intensive) + sistere to stand steadfast, from stāre to stand
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