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What does persist mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word persist? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
  2. (intransitive) To repeat an utterance.
  3. (intransitive) To continue to exist.
  4. (computing) To cause to persist; make permanent.
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While it can be effectively treated with antibiotics, depression and listlessness can persist for some time.
The skin lesions are nonpalpable macules that may persist for months to years and are typically asymptomatic except for the cosmetic appearance.
Both anlagen persist in individual exconjugants, their cell mass increasing steadily for many days after conjugation was initiated.
The antipodal cells are much smaller than the other cells of the gametophyte and typically persist beyond anthesis.
These patterns are expected if multiple gene lineages persist in both species since the time of speciation.
Since most pesticides are not biodegradable, once they enter the food chain they persist in plant or animal bodies.

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