Definition of persist Persist

/pɚsɪˈst/ - [persist] - per•sist

We found 11 definitions of persist from 6 different sources.

What does persist mean?

Verb persists, persisting, persisted
persist - stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
		remain, stay
		stick saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
		linger take one's time; proceed slowly
persist - be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
		persevere, hang in, hang on, hold on
		uphold, bear on, carry on, preserve, continue stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
		obstinate persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments"
		ask for it, ask for trouble persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble; "He is asking for trouble with his behavior"
		plug away, plug work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation"
		stick with, stick to, follow keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
persist - continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
		prevail, die hard, run, endure
		run become undone; "the sweater unraveled"
		continue exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks"
		carry over transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another
		reverberate treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace; "reverberate ore"

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persist (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
per-sist′, v.i. to stand throughout to something begun: to continue in any course, esp. against opposition: to persevere.—ns. Persis′tence, Persis′tency, quality of being persistent: perseverance: obstinacy: duration, esp. of an effect after the exciting cause has been removed.—adj. Persis′tent, persisting: pushing on, esp. against opposition: tenacious: fixed: (bot.) remaining till or after the fruit is ripe, as a calyx.—advs. Persis′tently; Persis′tingly.—adj. Persis′tive (Shak.), persistent. [Fr.,—L. persistĕre—per, through, sistĕre, to cause to stand—stāre, to stand.]