persist : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: persist	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for persist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
persist v continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" Synonym(s): prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" Synonym(s): persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" Synonym(s): persist, remain, stay
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Persist \Persist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Persisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Persisting}.] [L. persistere; per + sistere to stand or be fixed, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. persister. See {Per-}, and {Stand}.] 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. If they persist* in pointing their batteries against particular persons, no laws of war forbid the making reprisals. --Addison. Some positive, persisting fops we know, Who, if once wrong, will needs be always so. --Pope. That face persists. It floats up; it turns over in my mind. --Mrs. Browning. Syn: See {Persevere}, and {Insist}.