Meaning

5 senses
  1. (intransitive)To go on stubbornly or resolutely.

    упо́рствоватьupórstvovatʹ

  2. (intransitive)To repeat an utterance.

  3. (intransitive)To continue to exist.

    beharren

    выживатьvyživatʹ

    continue to exist

  4. (transitive)To cause to persist; make permanent.

  5. (copulative, intransitive, obsolete)To continue to be; to remain.

Examples

83 sentences
  1. If you persist in bothering her like that, she'll lose her temper.

  2. We intend to persist.

    ruМы намерены настоять. — stifler86

  3. You should persist in your efforts to learn English.

    Ти маєш бути наполегливим у своїх зусиллях вивчити англійську мову. — ChickenKiev

  4. Jim persists in his opinion.

    Джим наполягає на своїй думці. — deniko

  5. He persists in his opinion.

    Він наполягає на своїй думці. — deniko

    ruОн настаивает на своём мнении. — fjay69

    deEr bleibt bei seiner Meinung. — samueldora

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
go on stubbornly or resolutely:
continue to exist:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
continue to exist:

Origin

From Middle French persister (Modern French persister), from Latin persistere, from per- +

From Middle French persister (Modern French persister), from Latin persistere, from per- + sistere (“to stand”).

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Forms

persists, persisting, persisted, persisted
Base formpersist · to persist
3rd person singularpersists
Present participlepersisting
Past simplepersisted
Past participlepersisted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypersist
he, she, itpersists

Past simpleLesson

all personspersisted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave persisted
he, she, ithas persisted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill persist

Synonyms

24 synonyms
continue to exist:lastB1
go on stubbornly or resolutely:persevere
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

21 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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