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persist.

To go on stubbornly or resolutely.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/pɚˈsɪst/General-American/pəˈsɪst/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To go on stubbornly or resolutely.

    intransitive
  2. To repeat an utterance.

    intransitive
  3. To continue to exist.

    intransitive
  4. To continue to be; to remain.

    copulative · intransitive · obsolete
  5. To cause to persist; make permanent.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle French persister (Modern French persister), from Latin persistere, from per- + sistere (“to stand”).

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