When someone persists they keep going or hang on. If you want finish a marathon, you have to persist and keep running, no matter how many blisters you have.
To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or obstinacy.
Verb
be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
Verb
continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
Verb
stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
v. i.
To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to
continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of
conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes conveying
an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or obstinacy.
Persist
If they persist in pointing their batteries against particular persons, no laws of war forbid the making reprisals.
Some positive, persisting fops we know, Who, if once wrong, will needs be always so.
That face persists. It floats up; it turns over in my mind.
To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or obstinacy.
Usage Examples
But the wicked passions of men's hearts alone seem strong enough to leave pictures that persist the good are ever too luke-warm.
Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House.
As efforts to fix this failure at the Veterans Administration continue, I also intend to persist in demanding answers and action on the establishment of a new clinic to serve the veterans in North Central Washington.
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Other Usage ExamplesConjugal love, or the friendship of spouses, can persist even after sexual desires have weakened, withered, and disappeared.
The global economic outlook remains fragile and uncertain. Global economic imbalances persist and we must address them or risk future instability.
One of the functions of an organization, of any organism, is to anticipate the future, so that those relationships can persist over time.
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
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