Hypertext Webster Gateway: "persist"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Persist \Per*sist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Persisted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Persisting}.] [L. persistere; per + sistere to stand
or be fixed, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. persister. See
{Per-}, and {Stand}.]
To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue
steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of
conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes
conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or
obstinacy.
If they persist in pointing their batteries against
particular persons, no laws of war forbid the making
reprisals. --Addison.
Some positive, persisting fops we know, Who, if once
wrong, will needs be always so. --Pope.
That face persists. It floats up; it turns over in my
mind. --Mrs.
Browning.
Syn: See {Persevere}, and {Insist}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
persist
v 1: continue to exist; "These stories die hard" [syn: {prevail},
{die hard}, {run}, {endure}]
2: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me
every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking
questions" [syn: {persevere}, {hang in}, {hang on}, {hold
on}]
3: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility
remained long after they made up" [syn: {remain}, {stay}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.