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persist persist definition

persist


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  persist 
 
  3  senses  of  persist 
 
  Sense  1 
  prevail,  persist,  die  hard,  run,  endure 
  =>  carry  over 
 
  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 
  =>  linger 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  persist 
 
  3  senses  of  persist 
 
  Sense  1 
  prevail,  persist,  die  hard,  run,  endure 
  =>  carry  over 
 
  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 
  =>  linger 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  persist 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  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 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  persist 
 
  persist  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  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 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  persist 
  persistence 
  persistency 
 
  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") 
  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  adj  persist 
  persistent 
  persisting 
 
  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") 
  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") 



persist definition