Polyglot Dictionary

persistir

/peɾsisˈtiɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
persisto
preterite (yo)
persistí
past participle
persistido

Meaning

  1. to persist

    • La fiebre persiste.

      The fever persists.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

porfiar

porfiar implies more stubborn persistence or insistence; persistir is more general.

Similar in other languages

French

persister

persister is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to persist."

Portuguese

persistir

persistir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to persist."

Practice

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