persist

Academic Word List, sublist 10.

About 6.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
2. verb To repeat an utterance.
3. verb To continue to exist.
4. verb To continue to be; to remain.
5. verb To cause to persist; make permanent.

Similar words

persevere endure hang in hang on stay remain prevail die hard hold on run

Often followed by

in for and as with after even into to

Word family

persisted persistence persistent persistently persister persisters persisting persists