persisted

pərˈsɪstɪd

Definition

Definition of persisted - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

determined

Rare

continuing firmly despite difficulty

Rare

Her persisted efforts finally paid off.
His persisted determination inspired others.
The persisted struggle was evident in his eyes.

determined

tenacious

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Origin of persisted

Latin, per (through) + sistere (stand)

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French:persistant, ...
German:beharrlich, ...
Italian:tenace, ...
Spanish:tenaz, ...
Portuguese:determinado, ...
Chinese:坚持不懈的, ...
Japanese:粘り強い, ...
Arabic:مُثَابِر, ...
Hebrew:נָחוּשׁ, ...
Russian:настойчивый, ...
Ukrainian:наполегливий, ...
Hindi:दृढ़, ...
Bengali:অবিচলিত, ...
Catalan:persistent, ...
Czech:vytrvalý, ...
Danish:vedholdende, ...
Dutch:volhardend, ...
Greek:επίμονος, ...
Hungarian:kitartó, ...
Khmer:តស៊ូមិនរាថយ, ...
Korean:끈질긴, ...
Persian:مصر, ...
Polish:wytrwały, ...
Portuguese (BR):determinado, ...
Romanian:perseverent, ...
Swedish:ihärdig, ...
Thai:มุ่งมั่น, ...
Turkish:ısrarlı, ...
Vietnamese:kiên trì, ...

persist

pərˈsɪst

Definition of persist - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

continuity

intr.

continue to exist without interruption

intr.

The tradition persists in the village for centuries.

endure

persevere

determination

intr.

continue firmly in an action despite difficulty

intr.

She persisted in her efforts to learn the language..

endure

persevere

repetition

intr.

keep repeating an action or statement

intr.

He persists in asking the same question.

continue

persevere

technology

tr.

TECH.

make data permanent in computing

tr.

TECH.

The program can persist user settings to the database.

record

save

store

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persist in

continue to exist or occur

The symptoms persisted in the patient for weeks.

Origin of persist

Latin, persistere (to stand firm)

Examples of persist in a sentence

The rumor persists despite official denials.
Despite the pain, he persisted in his training.
They persisted with the project despite numerous setbacks.
She persists in denying the allegations.
The child persists in interrupting the conversation.
The service must persist the order before sending confirmation.

We persist session data after every update.

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French:persister, s'obstiner, ...
German:fortbestehen, beharren, ...
Italian:persistere, insistere, ...
Spanish:persistir, perseverar, ...
Portuguese:persistir, perseverar, ...
Chinese:持续, 坚持, ...
Japanese:残る, 続ける, ...
Arabic:اِسْتَمَرَّ, ثَبَتَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִמָּשֵׁךְ, לְהִתְמִיד, ...
Russian:сохраняться, упорствовать, ...
Ukrainian:зберігатися, наполягати, ...
Hindi:बने रहना, डटे रहना, ...
Bengali:অব্যাহত থাকা, লেগে থাকা, ...
Catalan:persistir, perseverar, ...
Czech:přetrvávat, vytrvat, ...
Danish:bestå, holde fast, ...
Dutch:voortduren, volharden, ...
Greek:διατηρούμαι, επιμένω, ...
Hungarian:fennmaradni, kitartani, ...
Khmer:បន្តមាន, តស៊ូ, ...
Korean:계속되다, 고집하다, ...
Persian:پایدار ماندن, پافشاری کردن, ...
Polish:trwać, wytrwać, ...
Portuguese (BR):persistir, perseverar, ...
Romanian:a persista, a insista, ...
Swedish:fortleva, fortsätta, ...
Thai:ดำรงอยู่, ยืนหยัด, ...
Turkish:devam etmek, ısrar etmek, ...
Vietnamese:tồn tại, kiên trì, ...

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