to persist
verb/pɨɾsiʃˈtiɾ/high
per·sis·tir
Definition
To continue firmly or obstinately in a course of action or state despite difficulty or opposition.
She persisted in her efforts to learn the language.
The symptoms persisted for weeks.
Common collocations
persist in doing somethingpersist with somethingpersist over time
Etymology
Do latim 'persistĕre'.