All 6 Uses
persist
in
After the First Death
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- I asked, persisting, suddenly not wanting to drift away, not at this particular moment, wanting to make a point.†
Part 1persisting = continuing
- The girl persisted: "Did you go to a special language school?"†
Part 6persisted = continued
- The child persisted in her cries.†
Part 6
- The snow obscured the footpaths, but I persisted.†
Part 7
- But she had to persist.
Part 10 *persist = continue -- often despite difficulty
- So Miro had persisted in his escape, willing himself to continue past pain and exhaustion.†
Part 12persisted = continued
Definitions:
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(1)
(persist) to continue -- often despite difficulty or to repeat a question
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)