persist
pronunciation
How to pronounce persist in British English:
UK [pəˈsɪst]
How to pronounce persist in American English:
US [pərˈsɪst]
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- Verb:
- continue to exist
- be persistent, refuse to stop
- stay behind
Word Origin
- persist
- persist: see statue
- persist (v.)
- 1530s, from Middle French persister (14c.), from Latin persistere "abide, continue steadfastly," from per- "thoroughly" (see per) + sistere "come to stand, cause to stand still" (see assist). Related: Persisted; persisting.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Specifically , the wave of popular dissatisfaction sweeping across europe would persist .
- 2. The jitters in china 's stock market could persist .
- 3. He vowed to persist with deregulation of the oil sector .
- 4. I didn 't run for president to see inequality and injustice persist in our time .
- 5. German policymakers persist in viewing the world through the lens of a relatively small , open and highly competitive economy .