persist
/pɚˈsɪst/ verb B2- To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
- To repeat an utterance.
- To continue to exist.
- To cause to persist; make permanent.
He/she/it persists · Past persisted · Past participle persisted · -ing form persisting
Verb forms
- Base form
- persist
- He/she/it
- persists
- Past
- persisted
- Past participle
- persisted
- -ing form
- persisting
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Three days after the scene we have just described, namely towards five o’clock in the afternoon of the day fixed for the signature of the contract between Mademoiselle Eugénie Danglars and Andrea Cavalcanti, whom the banker persisted in calling prince, a fresh breeze was stirring the leaves in the little garden in front of the Count of Monte Cristo’s house, and the count was preparing to go out.
When the Ass persisted in his effort, the man let him go and said, “Conquer, but conquer to your cost.”
“Well now, she’s a real interesting little thing,” persisted Matthew.
Forgive me; and if you persist in indifference, do not make _me_ your confidante.”
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