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per·sist

(pər-sĭst′)

intr.v. per·sist·ed, per·sist·ing, per·sists

1. To be obstinately repetitious, insistent, or tenacious.

2. To hold firmly and steadfastly to a purpose, state, or undertaking despite obstacles, warnings, or setbacks.

3. To continue in existence; last: hostilities that have persisted for years.

[Latin persistere : per-, per- + sistere, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

per·sis′ter n.

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Adj.

persisting - relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit; "impossible to escape the dogging fears"

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continuous, uninterrupted - continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks"

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In fact, he pressed her so persistingly that the princess at length lost her temper and quite forgot the respect due to her father.

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The so-called Co-operation and Verification Mechanism for Bulgaria and Romania must stay in place, suggested the Council of the EU and the European Commision amid criticism of persistingly inadequate anti-crime and anti-corruption practices in the two member states.