persist

persist
verb
1 continue doing sth
ADVERB
▪ doggedly, stubbornly
PREPOSITION
▪ in
▪

If you persist in upsetting her, I will have to punish you.

▪ with
▪

The detective stubbornly persisted with his questions.

2 continue to exist
ADVERB
▪ still, to this day
▪

a belief that persists to this day

▪ indefinitely
VERB + PERSIST
▪ be likely to
▪ tend to
▪ be allowed to
▪

This situation cannot be allowed to persist.

▪ continue to
▪

Drought conditions continue to persist from Maine to Georgia.

PREPOSITION
▪ beyond
▪

The condition almost always persists beyond childhood.

▪ despite, in spite of
▪

The trade network persisted in spite of the political chaos.

▪ during
▪

the problems that persisted during the three-day conference

▪ for
▪

If symptoms persist for more than a few days, see a doctor.

▪ into
▪

These practices persisted into the Middle Ages.

▪ through, throughout
▪

The depression persisted through much of the 1930s.

▪ until
▪

The snows persisted until the second month of the new year.

Persist is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑attitude, ↑belief, ↑condition, ↑controversy, ↑doubt, ↑inequality, ↑myth, ↑pain, ↑problem, ↑rumour, ↑symptom

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  • persist — 1530s, from M.Fr. persister (14c.), from L. persistere continue steadfastly, from per thoroughly + sistere come to stand, cause to stand still (see ASSIST (Cf. assist)) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • persist — ► VERB 1) continue doing something in spite of difficulty or opposition. 2) continue to exist. ORIGIN Latin persistere continue steadfastly …   English terms dictionary

  • persist — [pər sist′, pərzist′] vi. [MFr persister < L persistere < per, through + sistere, to cause to stand, redupl. of base of stare, to STAND] 1. to refuse to give up, esp. when faced with opposition or difficulty; continue firmly or steadily 2.… …   English World dictionary

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  • persist */*/ — UK [pə(r)ˈsɪst] / US [pərˈsɪst] verb [intransitive] Word forms persist : present tense I/you/we/they persist he/she/it persists present participle persisting past tense persisted past participle persisted 1) to continue to do or say something in… …   English dictionary

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