Persist



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• v. 坚持, 执意
• ［英］ v. 坚持, 执意 ( continue in a way of behaving in spite of opposition )

Webster Collegiate

intransitive verb

• Etymology: Middle French persister, from Latin persistere, from per- + sistere to take a stand, stand firm; akin to Latin stare to stand — more at stand
• Date: 1538
• 1. to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
• 2. obsolete to remain unchanged or fixed in a specified character, condition, or position
• 3. to be insistent in the repetition or pressing of an utterance (as a question or an opinion)
• 4. to continue to exist especially past a usual, expected, or normal time
• Synonyms: see continue
• ? persister noun

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