persist

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb continue to exist
  2. verb be persistent, refuse to stop
  3. verb stay behind

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

prevail, die hard, run, endure

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