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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

/ əˈɪ /

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

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Other Word Forms

  • persister noun
  • persistingly adverb
  • persistive adjective
  • persistively adverb
  • persistiveness noun
  • nonpersisting adjective
  • unpersisting adjective
  • ˈٱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of persist1

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin persistere, literally, “t stand firm permanently,” equivalent to per- per- ( def. ) + sistere “t (cause to) stand,” akin to “t stand ( def. )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of persist1

C16: from Latin persistere, from per- (intensive) + sistere to stand steadfast, from to stand
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Example Sentences

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Israeli political and military officials have made it abundantly clear that military operations will persist well into next week and perhaps go on even longer than that.

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"This will likely persist until government grapples with the challenges being faced by prospective first-time buyers trying to get on the housing ladder," he said.

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In each case, debates over empirical facts have been entangled with identity, religion, economics, and power, creating fault lines that persist across countries and generations.

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While the walkout persisted, video game performers weren’t allowed to provide any services — such as acting, singing, stunts, motion capture, background and stand-in work — to struck games.

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In the editorial, Kennedy cited examples from the 1990s and 2000s and alleged that conflicts of interest persist.

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