persist

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /pɚˈsɪst/

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Verb

Plain form persist

Third-person singular persists

Past tense persisted

Past participle persisted

Present participle persisting

1. To persist is to continue to do something even if people want you to stop.
2. If something is said to persist, it continues to happen beyond expected.

Related words

• presistent