persist in, v.
freq. cnt. 3
freq. cnt. 3
do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
continue persist in
sample sentences
"We continued our research into the cause of the illness""The landlord persists in asking us to move"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form