English Explanatory Dictionary

persist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
  2. To repeat an utterance.
  3. To continue to exist.
  4. To continue to be; to remain.
  5. To cause to persist; make permanent.

Pronunciation

/pɚˈsɪst/ /pəˈsɪst/ en-us-persist.ogg

Word forms

persist persists persisting persisted

Etymology

From Middle French persister (Modern French persister), from Latin persistere, from per- + sistere (“to stand”).

Synonyms

remain abide aby astand endure go on lie prevail hold on live persist stick stick it out stick out persevere last hold

Antonyms

break fail yield

Related words

persistence persistency persistent persevere absist assist consist desist exist insist resist subsist

Derived words

hyperpersist persistability persistable persist down persistingly persist it down persistive persistor repersist unpersist
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