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persistpersist /pɚˈsɪst/ ●●○ AWL verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYpersistOrigin: 1500-1600 French persister, from Latin persistere, from sistere to stand firm VERB TABLEpersist |
| Present | I, you, we, they | persist | | he, she, it | persists | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | persisted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have persisted | | he, she, it | has persisted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had persisted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will persist | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have persisted |
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| Present | I | am persisting | | he, she, it | is persisting | | you, we, they | are persisting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was persisting | | you, we, they | were persisting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been persisting | | he, she, it | has been persisting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been persisting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be persisting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been persisting |
THESAURUS to keep happening, existing, or doing something without stopping► continue to keep happening, existing, or doing something without stopping: Dry weather will continue through the weekend. It’s important to continue your education. ► keep (on) doing something to continue to do something or to happen, especially in a way that you do not want, like, or expect Keep is a little more informal than continue: The rescue workers kept on working through the night. We thought it was going to get warmer, but it keeps getting colder. ► last to happen for a period of time: The doctors said the infection might last a month. ► go on continue to happen or to do something, especially for a long time: The play seemed to go on for hours. The two women went on talking as if Gayle wasn’t there. ► persevere formal to continue trying to do or practice something difficult: She was tired of climbing, but she knew if she persevered, eventually she would reach the top. ► endure formal if something good endures, it continues for a long time: We’ve had our problems, but our friendship has endured. ► persist formal if something bad persists, it continues. You can also say that a person persists in doing something when this is annoying: The pain persisted, so Manny went to the doctor. I didn’t want to answer her question, but she persisted in asking me. ► maintain formal to make something continue in the same way as before: Though they now live in different cities, they have maintained close family ties. ► sustain formal to make something continue to exist or happen for a long time: It’s unlikely the economy will be able to sustain this level of growth much longer. 1to continue doing something in a determined way, even though you do not immediately get the result that you want: He persisted and finally someone came to the door.persist in/with something Anna persisted with her studies in spite of money problems.2persist in (doing) something to continue to do something, even though it is unreasonable or annoying to others: Why does she persist in believing she doesn’t need help?3to continue to exist or happen: If the pain persists, call a doctor.► see thesaurus at continue [Origin: 1500–1600 French persister, from Latin persistere, from sistere to stand firm] |