Vocabulary
Persist
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
Urdu meaning
ثابت قدم رہنا، قائم رہنا، اصرار
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Abuse, sexual violence, battery and isolation a persist due to official indifference.
- But sometimes I wonder: what about those who persist with the lie?
- Sadly, an indifferent state, along with large sections of society, has, through discriminatory laws, allowed prejudice to persist.
- This kind of premature celebration shows that the state continues to measure success in tallies and targets, while failing to confront the structural weaknesses that allow polio to persist.
- Kiln owners continue to inflate debts, while weak inspections allow violations to persist unchecked.
Synonyms
persevere, continue, carry on, go on, keep at it, keep on, keep going, keep it up
Curator example
“the minority of drivers who persist in drinking”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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