Synonyms for persisted
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : per-sist, -zist |
| Phonetic Transcription : pərˈsɪst, -ˈzɪst |
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Définition of persisted
Origin :- 1530s, from Middle French persister (14c.), from Latin persistere "abide, continue steadfastly," from per- "thoroughly" (see per) + sistere "come to stand, cause to stand still" (see assist). Related: Persisted; persisting.
- verb carry on, carry through
- Yet the thought of her had persisted as a plaintive undertone through all the days after.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- "Not at all," persisted he, accepting as conversation what she meant as a stab.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- It is a crime which, if persisted in, will destroy the Government itself.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- But, to my mortification and surprise, you persisted, and still persist.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Why had he persisted in sullenly leaving them all and going home?
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- She persisted, and Miss Dasomma knew that she would persist.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- "We'll get the best lawyers in the country," Mary persisted, desperately.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Her slips with these men wounded Shakespeare's vanity, and he persisted in underrating her.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- "That makes no difference," she persisted, getting between me and the door.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- "But he disappeared—the emperor disappeared—he vanished," persisted the scholar.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
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