persist

persist
intransitive verb
1) (continue firmly) beharrlich sein Ziel verfolgen; nicht nachgeben

persist in something — an etwas (Dat.) [beharrlich] festhalten

persist in doing something — etwas weiterhin [beharrlich] tun

2) (continue in existence) anhalten
* * *
[pə'sist]
verb
(to keep doing, thinking etc in spite of opposition or difficulty; to continue asking, persuading etc: It will not be easy but you will succeed if you persist; He didn't want to tell her, but she persisted (in asking).) hartnäckig beharren auf
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- persistently
- persistence
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per·sist
[pəˈsɪst, AM pɚˈ-]
vi
1. (continue to exist) andauern; cold, heat, rain anhalten; habit, tradition fortbestehen; MED persistieren fachspr
2. (to not give up) beharrlich bleiben, insistieren geh
to \persist in sth an etw dat festhalten, auf etw dat beharren
to \persist in one's opinion an seiner Meinung festhalten
3. (continue)
to \persist in doing sth weiterhin etw tun, nicht aufhören, etw zu tun
to \persist with sth mit etw dat weitermachen; project, crusade, programme etw unbeirrt fortsetzen
to \persist with one's efforts to do sth sich akk unermüdlich bemühen, etw zu tun
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[pə'sɪst]
vi
(= persevere) nicht lockerlassen, unbeirrt fortfahren (with mit); (= be tenacious in belief, demand etc) beharren, bestehen (in auf +dat = last, continue fog, pain etc) anhalten, fortdauern

if you persist in misbehaving —

if you persist in coming late — wenn du weiterhin zu spät kommst

if the rumours still persist — falls sich die Gerüchte halten sollten

we shall persist in or with our efforts — wir werden in unseren Bemühungen nicht nachlassen

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persist [pə(r)ˈsıst] v/i
1. (in) verharren (auf dat, bei), (fest)bleiben (bei), hartnäckig bestehen (auf dat), beharren (auf dat, bei):
he persisted in doing so er fuhr (unbeirrt) damit fort;
he persists in saying er bleibt bei seiner Behauptung, er behauptet steif und fest umg
2. weiterarbeiten (with an dat)
3. fortdauern, fortbestehen, weiter bestehen, anhalten
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intransitive verb
1) (continue firmly) beharrlich sein Ziel verfolgen; nicht nachgeben

persist in something — an etwas (Dat.) [beharrlich] festhalten

persist in doing something — etwas weiterhin [beharrlich] tun

2) (continue in existence) anhalten
* * *
v.
aufdringlich sein ausdr.
beharren v.
bihren v.
fortdauern v.

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