persist

persist
Synonyms and related words:
abide, adhere, agglomerate, assert, be spared, bide, bottle up, brook no denial, bunch, carry on, carry through, cheat death, clasp, cleave, clinch, cling, cling to, clot, cluster, coagulate, cohere, congeal, conglomerate, contend, continue, continue the same, continue to be, continue to exist, cork up, defeat time, defy time, drag along, drag on, drone, dwell, embrace, endure, exist, extend, freeze to, get along, get on, go on, go on with, grasp, grow together, hang in, hang on, hang together, hang tough, hold, hold in, hold on, hold out, hold together, hug, hum, inhibit, insist, insist on, insist upon, keep, keep alive, keep at, keep at it, keep driving, keep going, keep in, keep on, keep trying, keep up, labor, last, last long, last out, linger, live, live on, live through, lock in, maintain, make out, manage, mass, never say die, not accept compromise, obtain, perdure, perennate, persevere, preserve, press, prevail, remain, repress, retain, run, run on, run through, save, save up, see it through, set, solidify, stand, stand fast, stand firm, stand on, stay, stay on, stay put, stick, stick it out, stick to, stick to it, stick together, strive, subsist, support life, suppress, survive, sustain, take hold of, take no denial, tarry, tide over, toil, urge, wear, wear well

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Persist — Per*sist , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Persisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Persisting}.] [L. persistere; per + sistere to stand or be fixed, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. persister. See {Per }, and {Stand}.] To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • persist in — index adhere (persist), bear (tolerate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • persist — I verb abide, be determined, be obstinate, be resolute, be steadfast, be steady, be tenacious, be unyielding, bide, carry on, cling to, continue, drag on, endure, go forward, go on, hold fast, hold on, hold out, insist, keep at, keep on, last,… …   Law dictionary

  • persist — 1530s, from M.Fr. persister (14c.), from L. persistere continue steadfastly, from per thoroughly + sistere come to stand, cause to stand still (see ASSIST (Cf. assist)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • persist — 1 *persevere Antonyms: desist Contrasted words: discontinue, cease, *stop, quit 2 *continue, last, endure, abide Antonyms: desist Contrasted words: *stop, cease, discont …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • persist — [v] carry on, carry through abide, be resolute, be stubborn, continue, endure, follow through*, follow up*, go all the way*, go on, go the limit*, grind, hold on, insist, keep up*, last, leave no stone unturned*, linger, obtain, perdure,… …   New thesaurus

  • persist — ► VERB 1) continue doing something in spite of difficulty or opposition. 2) continue to exist. ORIGIN Latin persistere continue steadfastly …   English terms dictionary

  • persist — [pər sist′, pərzist′] vi. [MFr persister < L persistere < per, through + sistere, to cause to stand, redupl. of base of stare, to STAND] 1. to refuse to give up, esp. when faced with opposition or difficulty; continue firmly or steadily 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • Persist — Infobox Software name = Persist logo= caption = developer = latest release version = latest release date = operating system = Cross platform genre = Persistence Framework license = GNU Lesser General Public License website =… …   Wikipedia

  • persist */*/ — UK [pə(r)ˈsɪst] / US [pərˈsɪst] verb [intransitive] Word forms persist : present tense I/you/we/they persist he/she/it persists present participle persisting past tense persisted past participle persisted 1) to continue to do or say something in… …   English dictionary

  • persist — verb 1 continue doing sth ADVERB ▪ doggedly, stubbornly PREPOSITION ▪ in ▪ If you persist in upsetting her, I will have to punish you. ▪ with …   Collocations dictionary

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