persist
IPA: pɝsˈɪst
verb
- (intransitive) To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
- (intransitive) To repeat an utterance.
- (intransitive) To continue to exist.
- (intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To continue to be; to remain.
- (computing, transitive) To cause to persist; make permanent.
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Examples of "persist" in Sentences
- It is persistent in the environment.
- He is persistently missing the point.
- Persistently, the Met refused to die.
- The vandal is extraordinarily persistent.
- The pathogen persists as oospores in the soil.
- The actions persist and the document is locked.
- The persistence of this illusion is astonishing.
- She creates an illusion of permanency and persistent continuity.
- A persistent calyx on the fruits is characteristic of the family.
- An example of the persistence of bogus information in the 'pedia.
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