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| per·sist [ pər síst ] (past and past participle per·sist·ed, present participle per·sist·ing, 3rd person present singular per·sists) |
intransitive verb |
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1. keep carrying on: to continue steadily or obstinately despite problems, difficulties, or obstacles
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2. continue to be believed wrongly: to continue being widely believed or accepted despite evidence or proof to the contrary
  a view that persists to this day
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3. continue: to continue happening or existing
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin persistere, literally "stand through" < sistere "make stand" < stare "to stand"] |
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| per·sis·ter noun |
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