persist
gb/pɚsˈɪst/ us/pɚsˈɪst/
B2
Engleză
~ 9000
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Verb
B2
action
1
continue to exist or happen
to continue for a long time, or not stop or go away
Tipar de utilizare:
to persist [for length of time]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use "persist" for any kind of continuation, even when "continue" is more natural in everyday speech. "Persist" is often used for problems, pains, doubts, or conditions that do not go away, and can sound too formal or strong for neutral situations like "The class persisted for an hour" (better: "The class lasted an hour").
Sinonime
continue (more general and common; does not suggest that something should have stopped)
|
last (focuses on duration over time rather than the idea that it keeps going unexpectedly)
Antonime
stop (the event or situation comes to an end)
|
disappear (the thing that was continuing is no longer present)
Colocații
if symptoms persist
|the problem persists
|persist for [time period]
|pain persists
|rumors persist
|feelings persist
Teme
daily life
|health
|science
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- If the pain persists for more than a week, you should see a doctor.
- Despite several apologies, tension between the two colleagues persisted.
- The rumor persisted even after the company denied it.
- Heavy rain persisted throughout the night.
- Questions about the safety of the product persist.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The cough persisted for three days.
- Cold weather persisted into April.
- The problem persisted after the update.
- Her headache persisted all morning.
- Doubts about his story persisted.
Verb
C1
action
2
keep doing something despite difficulty
to keep doing something even when it is hard or people tell you to stop
Tipar de utilizare:
to persist in [doing something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners often confuse "persist" with "insist". "Persist" is about continuing an action over time, especially when it is difficult ("She persisted in studying"), while "insist" is about strongly demanding something or saying something is true ("She insisted on paying").
Sinonime
persevere (very close in meaning; slightly more formal and often positive, used for long, patient effort)
|
keep going (more informal and encouraging; focuses less on resistance and more on not stopping)
Antonime
give up (to stop trying because something is too difficult)
|
quit (informal; to stop doing something completely)
Colocații
persist in [doing something]
|persist with [a task]
|persist stubbornly
|persist despite [difficulties]
|persist in the face of [opposition]
Teme
work
|education
|personal_growth
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- She persisted in asking questions until she got a clear answer.
- Despite repeated failures, he persisted with the project.
- The activist persisted in her campaign for cleaner air.
- He persisted in calling, even after she told him not to.
- They persisted with their training and eventually qualified for the national team.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- She persisted in learning English every day.
- He failed many times, but he persisted with his plan.
- The child persisted in asking for a new toy.
- They persisted despite many problems.
- If you persist, you will reach your goal.
Verb
technical
C1
action
3
remain stored beyond a program run
in computing, to keep data saved so it is still there after the program stops
Tipar de utilizare:
to persist [data] to [a database/storage]
Sinonime
store (general computing term; does not always highlight that the data remains after the program ends)
|
save (everyday computing word; less technical than "persist" and used more with files than with objects)
Antonime
delete (to remove data so it no longer exists in storage)
Colocații
persist data
|persist an object
|persist to disk
|persist in the database
|persist user settings
Teme
technology
|computing
Exemple
- The application persists user preferences in a local database.
- These objects are not persisted to disk unless you call the save method.
- Session data persists across requests until the user logs out.
- We need a way to persist logs even if the server crashes.
- By default, the cache does not persist between restarts.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The program persists the data in a file.
- User settings persist after you close the app.
- We must persist this information to the database.
- The token persists in storage until it expires.
- The system does not persist temporary files.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
persist
IPA
GB/pɚsˈɪst/
US/pɚsˈɪst/
Silabe și accent
per - sist (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (per)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: persist
- 3rd Person Singular: persists
- Present Participle: persisting
- Past: persisted
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
persists
verb
persisting
verb
persisted
verb
Core family
Related words
persevere
verb B2
perseverance
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
desist
verb
Expresii
if symptoms persist
1/ˈɪf sˈɪmptəmz pɚsˈɪst/
fixed phrase
health warning about ongoing symptoms
used in health messages to say that you should see a doctor if your medical problem does not go away
Exemple
- The label says, "If symptoms persist, consult your doctor."
- If symptoms persist after one week, contact your healthcare provider.
persist in
1/pɚsˈɪst ˈɪn/
fixed phrase
formal
continue an action despite difficulty
to keep doing something, even when it is hard or people want you to stop
Exemple
- She persisted in her efforts to change the law.
- He persisted in asking the same question again and again.
- Despite criticism, they persisted in developing the new product.
persist with
1/pɚsˈɪst wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
continue with a difficult task
to continue trying to do something, or continue using something, even when it is not easy or successful
Exemple
- She decided to persist with the course, even though the classes were very demanding.
- They persisted with the old software until the new system was ready.
- He persisted with his training and finally passed the exam.