ENGLISH: persist - CREOLE: pèsiste



Overview of verb persist



The verb persist has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (11) prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure -- (continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures")

2. (8) persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on -- (be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions")

3. (1) persist, remain, stay -- (stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up")

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