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persist

per·sist
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [per-sist, -zist]
    • /pərˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst/
    • /pəˈsɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [per-sist, -zist]
    • /pərˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst/

Definitions of persist word

  • verb without object persist 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. 1
  • verb without object persist to last or endure tenaciously: The legend of King Arthur has persisted for nearly fifteen centuries. 1
  • verb without object persist to be insistent in a statement, request, question, etc. 1
  • intransitive verb persist remain, continue 1
  • intransitive verb persist person: be insistent 1
  • verb persist If something undesirable persists, it continues to exist. 0

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Origin of persist

First appearance:

before 1530
One of the 29% oldest English words
1530-40; < Latin persistere literally, to stand firm permanently, equivalent to per- per- + -sistere, akin to stāre to stand

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Parts of speech for Persist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

persist popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

persist usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for persist

verb persist

  • abide — to tolerate; put up with
  • act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
  • be-have — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
  • birddog — one of any of various breeds of dogs trained to hunt or retrieve birds.
  • bivouac — A bivouac is a temporary camp made by soldiers or mountain climbers.

Antonyms for persist

verb persist

  • alternate — When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
  • bobble — A bobble is a small ball of material, usually made of wool, which is used for decorating clothes.
  • break it up — stop fighting
  • break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
  • change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.

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