Definitions of persist [ərˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst]

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Definition of 'persist'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) persist
to continue steadily or firmly in some state, purpose, or course of action, in spite of opposition or criticism.

2. persist
to last or endure tenaciously:
The legend of King Arthur has persisted for nearly fifteen centuries.

3. persist
to be insistent in a statement, request, or question.

Etymology: (1530–40; < LL persistere to stand firm, persist = L per-per - +-sistere, akin to stāre to stand (cf. L

Definition of 'persist'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure
continue to exist
"These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

2. (verb) persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
be persistent, refuse to stop
"he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

3. (verb) persist, remain, stay
stay behind
"The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"

Definition of 'persist'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) persist
to continue to do sth even when it has negative effects
He persisted in his drinking despite warnings from his doctor.

2. persist
≠ stop, disappear
medication that can be taken if the pain persists

Definition of 'persist'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) persist
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

Translation of 'persist'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to keep doing, thinking etc in spite of opposition or difficulty; to continue asking, persuading etc It will not be easy but you will succeed if you persist; He didn't want to tell her, but she persisted (in asking).
Afrikaans: aanhou	Arabic: يَسْتَمِر، يُصَمِّم على،	Bulgarian: настоявам
Brazilian: persistir	Czech: vytrvat, neustávat (v)	German: hartnäckig beharren auf
Danish: blive ved; ikke give op	Greek: επιμένω	Spanish: persistir, continuar; ins
Estonian: visalt jätkama	Farsi: ایستادگی کردن؛ پافشاری کر	Finnish: jatkaa vaikeuksista huoli
French: persister	Hebrew: לְהִתעַקֵש	Hindi: दृढ़ रहना
Croatian: ustrajati, ne popuštati	Hungarian: kitart vmi mellett	Indonesian: bertindak gigih
Icelandic: halda fast við	Italian: persistere	Japanese: し続ける
Korean: 단호히 관철하다	Lithuanian: užsispirti, atkakliai ką	Latvian: būt neatlaidīgam; neatkāp
Malay: terus; tetap	Dutch: volhouden, volharden	Norwegian: holde fast ved, ture fram
Polish: wytrwać, nie przestawać (	Persian: ایستادگی کردن؛ پافشاری کر	Pashto: مقاومت كول
Portuguese: insistir	Romanian: a insista	Russian: настойчиво продолжать
Slovak: vytrvať, trvať (na)	Slovenian: vztrajati	Serbian: istrajati
Swedish: framhärda, envisas	Thai: ยืนกราน	Turkish: ...-eısrar etmek, inat et
Taiwanese: 堅持，持續	Ukrainian: наполягати; уперто продов	Urdu: اصرار کرنا، ثابت قدم رہنا
Vietnamese: kiên trì/ khăng khăng	Chinese: 坚持
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