PERSIST
\pəsˈɪst], \pəsˈɪst], \p_ə_s_ˈɪ_s_t]\
Definitions of PERSIST
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
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be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
By Princeton University
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continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
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be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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