Definition of persist - WordReference.com Dictionary

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persist
A	verb
	1	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"
		Category Tree: keep; maintain; hold ╚continue; uphold; carry on; bear on; preserve ╚persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on ╚stick to; stick with; follow ╚plug; plug away ╚ask for it; ask for trouble ╚obstinate
	2	prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure
			continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
		Category Tree: be ╚continue ╚prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure ╚reverberate ╚carry over
	3	persist, remain, stay
			stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"

insist and persist
persist with doing
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