Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

persist in

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: per-sist in
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

v

do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop

Example Sentences

"We continued our research into the cause of the illness"
"The landlord persists in asking us to move"

Synonyms

continue

Questions

What does persist in mean?: do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop

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