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persist */*/ — UK [pə(r)ˈsɪst] / US [pərˈsɪst] verb [intransitive] Word forms persist : present tense I/you/we/they persist he/she/it persists present participle persisting past tense persisted past participle persisted 1) to continue to do or say something in… … English dictionary
persist — per|sist [ pər sıst ] verb intransitive ** 1. ) to continue to do or say something in a determined way: But why? he persisted. persist with: They are determined to persist with their campaign. persist in doing something: Why do you persist in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
persist — [[t]pə(r)sɪ̱st[/t]] persists, persisting, persisted 1) VERB If something undesirable persists, it continues to exist. Contact your doctor if the cough persists... These problems persisted for much of the decade. Syn: continue 2) VERB If you… … English dictionary
persist — per|sist [pəˈsıst US pər ] v [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: persister, from Latin persistere, from sistere to stand firm ] 1.) [I and T] to continue to do something, although this is difficult, or other people oppose it persist in (doing)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
persist — [pər sist′, pərzist′] vi. [MFr persister < L persistere < per, through + sistere, to cause to stand, redupl. of base of stare, to STAND] 1. to refuse to give up, esp. when faced with opposition or difficulty; continue firmly or steadily 2.… … English World dictionary
Persist — Infobox Software name = Persist logo= caption = developer = latest release version = latest release date = operating system = Cross platform genre = Persistence Framework license = GNU Lesser General Public License website =… … Wikipedia
persist — verb 1 continue doing sth ADVERB ▪ doggedly, stubbornly PREPOSITION ▪ in ▪ If you persist in upsetting her, I will have to punish you. ▪ with … Collocations dictionary
PERSIST FP7 Project — Research Project name=PERSIST title=Personalised Self Improving Smart Spaces keywords=pervasive computing, context awareness, personalistion, personal networks fundingAgency=European Union frameworkProgramme=FP7 projectType=Collaborative project… … Wikipedia
persist — 01. This guy at work [persists] in asking me out even though I have told him very clearly that I am not interested in dating him. 02. If your son s fever [persists] more than a day or two, you d better take him to the doctor again. 03. I can t… … Grammatical examples in English
persist — Synonyms and related words: abide, adhere, agglomerate, assert, be spared, bide, bottle up, brook no denial, bunch, carry on, carry through, cheat death, clasp, cleave, clinch, cling, cling to, clot, cluster, coagulate, cohere, congeal,… … Moby Thesaurus
persist — verb 1) Corbett persisted with his questioning See persevere 2) if dry weather persists, water the lawn thoroughly Syn: continue, hold, carry on, last, keep on, keep up, remain, linger, stay, endure … Thesaurus of popular words
