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persist

[ per-sist, -zist ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:

    to persist in working for world peace;

    to persist in unpopular political activities.

  2. to last or endure tenaciously:

    The legend of King Arthur has persisted for nearly fifteen centuries.

  3. to be insistent in a statement, request, question, etc.

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verb (used with object)

  1. Computers. to cause (a record, configuration, value, etc.) to be written to permanent storage by the scripted process that created it, so that it continues to exist in the same state after the script has finished running.

persist

/ 辫蓹藞蝉瑟蝉迟 /

verb

  1. often foll by in to continue steadfastly or obstinately despite opposition or difficulty
  2. to continue to exist or occur without interruption

    the rain persisted throughout the night

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 辫别谤藞蝉颈蝉迟别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫别谤路蝉颈蝉迟路别谤 noun
  • 辫别谤路蝉颈蝉迟路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 辫别谤路蝉颈蝉路迟颈惫别 adjective
  • 辫别谤路蝉颈蝉路迟颈惫别路ly adverb
  • 辫别谤路蝉颈蝉路迟颈惫别路ness noun
  • 苍辞苍路辫别谤路蝉颈蝉迟路颈苍驳 adjective
  • 耻苍路辫别谤路蝉颈蝉迟路颈苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of persist1

First recorded in 1530鈥40; from Latin persistere, literally, 鈥渢辞 stand firm permanently,鈥 equivalent to per- per- ( def ) + sistere 鈥渢辞 (cause to) stand,鈥 akin to 蝉迟腻谤别 鈥渢辞 stand ( def )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of persist1

C16: from Latin persistere, from per- (intensive) + sistere to stand steadfast, from 蝉迟腻谤别 to stand
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Parasite partnerships over politics: Let's hope that persists 鈥 or returns.

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At the same time, staff shortages, which persist despite efforts to recruit from overseas, create a scarcity that only drives up prices further.

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Since it suspended online ordering, M&S has responded to social media posts advising customers that these problems persist.

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鈥淲hat qualities do those species possess that allow them to persist or even thrive in the face of development, while these other species blink out?鈥 he said.

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However, my sister persisted, knowing her daughter was struggling in ways that were not being recognized.

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