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Definitions of persist
  1. verb
    be persistent, refuse to stop
    "he persisted to call me every night" "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
  2. verb
    continue to exist

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  3. verb
    stay behind

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Definition that contains persist
  • last persist for a specified period of time
  • stock persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
  • plug persist in working hard
  • endure persist for a specified period of time
  • hull persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry
  • perseverance persistent determination
  • obstinate persist stubbornly
  • persistence persistent determination
  • dun persistently ask for overdue payment
  • brooding persistent morbid meditation on a problem
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