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
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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