All 6 Uses
persist
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
(Edited)
- "I don't care about the stew, but I can only issue rations for eighty men," persisted Ginger.
p. 5.5persisted = continued in a course of action (despite opposition)
- "Well, but if—" persists Miller, "what would you do?"
p. 76.9persists = continues in a course of action (despite opposition)
- "Then you'd better find him," he persists.
p. 89.5
- They cannot persist without solace, without illusion, they are disordered before the naked picture of despair.
p. 123.7persist = continue
- By evening the voice dwindles to a croaking. But it persists still through the whole night.
p. 125.8 *persists = continues
- "Who are they then?" persists Tjaden.
p. 205.9persists = continued in a course of action (despite opposition)
Definitions:
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(1)
(persist) to continue -- often despite difficulty or to repeat a question
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)