
Xem thêm: prevail, die hard, run, endure, persevere, hang in, hang on, hold on, remain, stay
persist verb
1 continue doing sth
ADV. doggedly, stubbornly
PREP. in If you persist in upsetting her, I will have to punish you. | with The detective stubbornly persisted with his questions.
2 continue to exist
ADV. still, to this day a belief that persists to this day | indefinitely
VERB + PERSIST be likely to | tend to | be allowed to This situation cannot be allowed to persist.
PREP. for If symptoms persist for more than a few days, see a doctor. | into These practices persisted into the Middle Ages. | through/throughout The depression persisted through much of the 1930s. | until The snows persisted until the second month of the new year.
v.
These stories die hard
The legend of Elvis endures
he persisted to call me every night
The child persisted and kept asking questions
The smell stayed in the room
The hostility remained long after they made up