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persist
Overview of verb persist
The verb persist has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (11) prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure -- (continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures")
2. (8) persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on -- (be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions")
3. (1) persist, remain, stay -- (stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up")
Grep of noun persist
persistence
persistency
Antonyms of verb persist
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb persist
3 senses of persist
Sense 1
prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure
=> continue
=> be
Sense 2
persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
=> continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
=> keep, maintain, hold
Sense 3
persist, remain, stay
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb persist
3 senses of persist
Sense 1
prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure
=> carry over
=> reverberate
Sense 2
persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
=> obstinate
=> ask for it, ask for trouble
=> plug, plug away
=> stick to, stick with, follow
Sense 3
persist, remain, stay
=> stick
=> linger
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb persist
3 senses of persist
Sense 1
prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure
=> continue
Sense 2
persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
=> continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
Sense 3
persist, remain, stay
'Cause To' of verb persist
Derived Forms of verb persist
3 senses of persist
Sense 1
prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure
RELATED TO>(adj) persistent#3
=> persistent, lasting
Sense 2
persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
RELATED TO>(adj) persistent#1
=> persistent, relentless, unrelenting
RELATED TO>(noun) persistency#1
=> doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity
RELATED TO>(noun) persistence#3
=> perseverance, persistence, perseveration
Sense 3
persist, remain, stay
RELATED TO>(adj) persistent#3
=> persistent, lasting
Domain of verb persist
Domain Terms of verb persist
Familiarity of verb persist
persist used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb persist
3 senses of persist
Sense 1
prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure
*> Something ----s
Sense 2
persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
=> Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sense 3
persist, remain, stay
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb persist
2 of 3 senses of persist
Sense 1
prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure
> continue
=> carry, extend
=> prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure
=> stand
Sense 2
persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
> continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
=> resume, restart, re-start
=> persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
=> perpetuate
=> prolong, sustain, keep up
=> mummify
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb persist
Sense 1
prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure
=> continue
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Sense 2
persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
=> continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve
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Sense 3
persist, remain, stay
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Grep of verb persist
persist
persist in
Grep of adj persist
persistent
persisting
Grep of adv persist
persistently
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