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persist

/ persist /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
stay behind
"The smell stayed in the room"
"The hostility remained long after they made up"
Kinds of:
stick linger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 2
be persistent, refuse to stop
"he persisted to call me every night"
"The child persisted and kept asking questions"
Type of:
continue uphold carry on
Kinds of:
obstinate ask for it ask for trouble plug plug away
Derived:
doggedness perseverance persistence persistency tenacity
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Something is ----ing PP
verb Sense 3
continue to exist
"These stories die hard"
"The legend of Elvis endures"
Type of:
continue
Kinds of:
carry over reverberate
Derived:
traditionalist diehard prevalence
Verb group:
run
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
30%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
2
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stick linger continue uphold carry on obstinate ask for it ask for trouble plug plug away carry over reverberate