PERSIST
persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
(verb) be persistent, refuse to stop; “he persisted to call me every night”; “The child persisted and kept asking questions”
prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure
(verb) continue to exist; “These stories die hard”; “The legend of Elvis endures”
persist, remain, stay
(verb) stay behind; “The smell stayed in the room”; “The hostility remained long after they made up”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
persist (third-person singular simple present persists, present participle persisting, simple past and past participle persisted)
(intransitive) To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
(intransitive) To repeat an utterance.
(intransitive) To continue to exist.
(computing, transitive) To cause to persist; make permanent.
Synonyms
• (go on stubbornly or resolutely): persevere; See also persevere
• (continue to exist): last, remain; See also persist
Anagrams
• Prestis, Sprites, priests, respits, sitreps, spriest, sprites, stirpes, stripes
Source: Wiktionary
Per*sist", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Persisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Persisting.] Etym: [L. persistere; per + sistere to stand or be fixed, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. persister. See Per-, and Stand.]
Definition: To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or obstinacy. If they persist in pointing their batteries against particular persons, no laws of war forbid the making reprisals. Addison. Some positive, persisting fops we know, Who, if once wrong, will needs be always so. Pope. That face persists. It floats up; it turns over in my mind. Mrs. Browning.
Syn.
– See Persevere, and Insist.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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