persist

/pər'sɪst/ verb

7 letters2 syllables9 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS3

VERB

1

Be persistent, refuse to stop.

“he persisted to call me every night”

“The child persisted and kept asking questions”

2

Continue to exist.

3

Stay behind.

WORD FORMS

Related formpersistence

Related formpersistency

Related formpersistent

GAME SCORES

Scrabble®9 points

Words With Friends®10 points

Double word18 points

Triple word27 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latinersistpay

Starts & ends withP … T

Syllablesper · sist

SYNONYMS & RELATED13

hang in hang on hold on persevere persistence persistency persistent die hard endure prevail run remain stay

SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS

sprites9 spriest9 stripes9 stirpes9 priests9 esprits9

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