Word Study
persist in
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb persist in has 1 sense
- persist in(v = verb.stative) continue - do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness"; "The landlord persists in asking us to move" is one way to act, move
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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