persist

intr.v., -sist·ed, -sist·ing, -sists.

1. To be obstinately repetitious, insistent, or tenacious.
2. To hold firmly and steadfastly to a purpose, state, or undertaking despite obstacles, warnings, or setbacks.
3. To continue in existence; last: hostilities that have persisted for years.

[Latin persistere : per-, per- + sistere, to stand.]

persister per·sis'ter n.

verb

1. To take and maintain a stand obstinately: insist, persevere. See continue/stop/pause.
2. To continue without halting despite difficulties or setbacks: carry on, go on, hang on, keep on, persevere. Idioms: hang in there, keep going, keep it up. See continue/stop/pause.
3. To exist in spite of adversity: come through, last², pull through, ride out, survive, weather. See live/die.
4. To be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time: abide, continue, endure, go on, hold out, last², remain, stay¹. See continue/stop/pause.

v

Definition: carry on, carry through
Antonyms: abandon, cease, give up, leave, quit, stop

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IN BRIEF: To refuse to give up; endure. Also: To say or do over and over again.

Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible. — Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - fastholde, fremture med, vedvare

Nederlands (Dutch)
doorgaan, volharden, aandringen (met vraag etc.)

Français (French)
v. intr. - persister (dans, à faire)

Deutsch (German)
v. - fortfahren mit, anhalten, beharren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εμμένω, επιμένω, μένω σταθερός

Italiano (Italian)
persistere, continuare, perseverare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - persistir

Русский (Russian)
сохраняться, упорствовать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - continuar, persistir, proseguir, seguir, obstinarse, perseverar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - envisas, härda ut, fortleva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
坚持, 持续, 固执, 存留

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 堅持, 持續, 固執, 存留

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 고집하다, 주장하다, 지속하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 固執する, いつまでも続く, 生き残る, 持続する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصمم على, يصر على, يستمر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮המשיך, התעקש, התמיד, נמשך‬

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