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- pronunciation:
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sIst
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
persists, persisting, persisted |
| definition 1: |
If something persists, it keeps going and going. It seems as if it will never stop.
The rain persisted for several weeks and caused a lot of flooding.- synonyms:
- last
- similar words:
- endure, hold, linger, remain, stay, stick
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| definition 2: |
If a person persists in doing something, they keep doing it or working on it without any sign of giving up.
My little brother was so sure that there was buried treasure deep down in the sand at the beach that he persisted in digging even though I told him there wasn't any.- synonyms:
- continue
- antonyms:
- give up
- similar words:
- keep, stick
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| related words: |
continue, exist, last, manage, proceed, rule, stand, survive |
| derivation: |
persister (n.) |
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