persistir — meaning in English

English meaning

• abide verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
• linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
• persist verb To continue doing something despite difficulty or opposition.

Senses

persistir is used for these senses in English:

• abide (transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]
• linger (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
• persist (intransitive) To continue to exist.

abide — full definition

1. verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
2. verb To tolerate or put up with something, especially in negative statements.
3. verb (literary) To remain or continue in a place; to stay.

linger — full definition

1. verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
2. verb To continue to exist or persist for longer than expected, especially before fading away.

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