Persist

Verb

 * 1)  To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
 * 2)  To repeat an utterance.
 * 3)  To continue to exist.
 * 4)  To cause to persist; make permanent.
 * 5) * 2006, Marco Bellinaso, ASP.NET 2.0 Website Programming
 * This would not be saved after his session terminates because we don't have an actual user identity to allow us to persist the settings.

Synonyms

 * persevere
 * last, remain

Derived terms

 * persistence
 * persistent

Adverbs for Persist
archly; insubordinately; doggedly; undauntedly; audaciously; vigorously; stubbornly; enthusiastically; logically; relentlessly; ardently; faithfully; inextinguishably; triumphantly; morbidly; unreasonably.

Thesaurus
abide, adhere, agglomerate, assert, be spared, bide, bottle up, brook no denial, bunch, carry on, carry through, cheat death, clasp, cleave, clinch, cling, cling to, clot, cluster, coagulate, cohere, congeal, conglomerate, contend, continue, continue the same, continue to be, continue to exist, cork up, defeat time, defy time, drag along, drag on, drone, dwell, embrace, endure, exist, extend, freeze to, get along, get on, go on, go on with, grasp, grow together, hang in, hang on, hang together, hang tough, hold, hold in, hold on, hold out, hold together, hug, hum, inhibit, insist, insist on, insist upon, keep, keep alive, keep at, keep at it, keep driving, keep going, keep in, keep on, keep trying, keep up, labor, last, last long, last out, linger, live, live on, live through, lock in, maintain, make out, manage, mass, never say die, not accept compromise, obtain, perdure, perennate, persevere, preserve, press, prevail, remain, repress, retain, run, run on, run through, save, save up, see it through, set, solidify, stand, stand fast, stand firm, stand on, stay, stay on, stay put, stick, stick it out, stick to, stick to it, stick together, strive, subsist, support life, suppress, survive, sustain, take hold of, take no denial, tarry, tide over, toil, urge, wear, wear well

Translations

 * American Sign Language:


 * Scottish Gaelic:


 * Arabic:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: itsepintaisesti pitää kiinni, pysyä järkähtämättömänä, olla edelleen olemassa
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:


 * Japanese:, 言い張る, 貫く;  持続する, 残存する, 尾を引く
 * Korean: 고집하다 (gojiphada)
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: упорствовать (upórstvovat’)
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: framhärda

Anagrams

 * priests
 * sitreps
 * spriest
 * sprites
 * stirpes
 * stripes