persist
Definition of abbreviation (noun) -
to continue steadfast against oppositionPart of speech:
VerbForms: persisted; persisted; persisting
Example sentences with this word:
In spite of various difficulties over these early broadcasts and the general absence of supplementary printed material for class use, together with some antipathy towards this innovatory form of teaching, the Cambridge branch persisted with radio programmes into 1929.
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