persist
verb
1 persist
Continue to exist.
synonyms: die hard, endure, prevail, run.
Roget 604:
have determination
etc.
n.;
know one's own mind;
be resolved
etc.
adj.;
make up one's mind,
will,
resolve,
determine;
decide
etc.
(judgment)
480;
form a determination,
come to a determination,
come to a resolution,
come to a resolve;
conclude,
fix,
seal,
determine once for all,
bring to a crisis,
drive matters to an extremity;
take a decisive step
etc.
(choice)
609;
take upon oneself
etc.
(undertake)
676.
devote oneself to,
give oneself up to;
throw away the scabbard,
kick down the ladder,
nail one's colors to the mast,
set one's back against the wall,
set one's teeth,
put one's foot down,
take one's stand;
stand firm
etc.
(stability)
150;
steel oneself;
stand no nonsense,
not listen to the voice of the charmer.
buckle to;
buckle oneself put one's shoulder to the buckle oneself put one's shoulder to the wheel,
lay one's shoulder to the wheel,
set one's shoulder to the wheel;
put one's heart into;
run the gauntlet,
make a dash at,
take the bull by the horns;
rush in medias res,
plunge in medias res;
go in for;
insist upon,
make a point of;
set one's heart upon,
set one's mind upon.
stick at nothing,
stop at nothing;
make short work of
etc.
(activity)
682;
not stick at trifles;
go all lengths,
go the limit [Slang],
go the whole hog;
persist
etc.
(persevere)
604.1;
go through fire and water,
ride the tiger,
ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm.
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Roget 682:
be active
etc.
adj.;
busy oneself in;
stir,
stir about,
stir one's stumps;
bestir oneself,
rouse oneself;
speed,
hasten,
peg away,
lay about one,
bustle,
fuss;
raise up,
kick up a dust;
push;
make a push,
make a fuss,
make a stir;
go ahead,
push forward;
fight one's way,
elbow one's way;
make progress
etc.
282;
toll
etc.
(labor)
686;
plod,
persist
etc.
(persevere)
604.1;
keep up the ball,
keep the pot boiling.
look sharp;
have all one's eyes about one
etc.
(vigilance)
459;
rise,
arouse oneself,
hustle,
get up early,
be about,
keep moving,
steal a march,
kill two birds with one stone;
seize the opportunity
etc.
134,
lose no time,
not lose a moment,
make the most of one's time,
not suffer the grass to grow under one's feet,
improve the shining hour,
make short work of;
dash off;
make haste
etc.
684;
do one's best take pains
etc.
(exert oneself)
686;
do wonders,
work wonders.
have many irons in the fire,
have one's hands full,
have much on one's hands;
have other things to do,
have other fish to fry;
be busy;
not have a moment to spare,
not have a moment that one can call one's own.
have one's fling,
run the round of;
go all lengths,
stick at nothing,
run riot.
outdo;
overdo,
overact,
overlay,
overshoot the mark;
make a toil of a pleasure.
have a hand in
etc.
(act in)
680;
take an active part,
put in one's oar,
have a finger in the pie,
mix oneself up with,
trouble,
one's head about,
intrigue;
agitate.
tamper with,
meddle,
moil;
intermeddle,
interfere,
interpose;
obtrude;
poke one's nose in,
thrust one's nose in.
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Roget 606:
be obstinate
etc.
adj.;
stickle,
take no denial,
fly in the face of facts;
opinionate,
be wedded to an opinion,
hug a belief;
have one's own way
etc.
(will)
600;
persist
etc.
(persevere)
604.1;
have the last word,
insist on having the last word.
die hard,
fight against destiny,
not yield an inch,
stand out.
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Dutch: volharden
2 persist
Be persistent, refuse to stop:
— He persisted to call me every night.
— The child persisted and kept asking questions.
synonyms: hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere.
Roget 604a:
persevere,
persist;
hold on,
hold out;
die in the last ditch,
be in at the death;
stick to,
cling to,
adhere to;
stick to one's text,
keep on;
keep to one's course,
keep to one's ground,
maintain one's course,
maintain one's ground;
go all lengths,
go through fire and water;
bear up,
keep up,
hold up;
plod;
stick to work
etc.
(work)
686;
continue
etc.
143;
follow up;
die in harness,
die at one's post.
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Roget 143:
continue,
persist;
go on,
jog on,
keep on,
run on,
hold on;
abide,
keep,
pursue,
stick to its course,
take its course,
maintain its course;
carry on,
keep up.
sustain,
uphold,
hold up,
keep on foot;
follow up,
perpetuate;
maintain;
preserve
etc.
604.1;
harp upon
etc.
(repeat)
104.
keep going,
keep alive,
keep the pot boiling,
keep up the ball,
keep up the good work;
die in harness,
die with one's boots on;
hold on the even tenor of one's way,
pursue the even tenor of one's way.
let be;
stare super antiquas vias [Lat.];
quieta non movere [Lat.];
let things take their course;
stare decisis
(Jurisprudence).
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Dutch: blijven, doorbijten, doordouwen, doorzetten, persevereren, persisteren, standhouden, uitzingen, volharden, volhouden
3 persist
Stay behind.
synonyms: remain, stay.
Roget 141:
let alone,
let be,
let it be;
persist,
remain,
stay,
tarry,
rest;
stet
(copy editing)
hold,
hold on;
last,
endure,
bide,
abide,
aby†,
dwell,
maintain,
keep;
stand,
stand still,
stand fast;
subsist,
live,
outlive,
survive;
hold one's ground,
keep one's ground,
hold one's footing,
keep one's footing;
hold good.
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Roget 106:
continue last endure,
go on,
remain,
persist;
intervene;
elapse
etc.
109;
hold out.
take time,
take up time,
fill time,
occupy time.
pass time,
pass away time,
spend time,
while away time,
consume time,
talk against time;
tide over;
use time,
employ time;
seize an opportunity
etc.
134;
waste time
etc.
(be inactive)
683.
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Dutch: blijven
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