Verb

• S: (v) prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure (continue to exist) "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
• S: (v) persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on (be persistent, refuse to stop) "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• S: (v) obstinate (persist stubbornly) "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments"
• S: (v) ask for it, ask for trouble (persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble) "He is asking for trouble with his behavior"
• S: (v) plug, plug away (persist in working hard) "Students must plug away at this problem"
• S: (v) stick to, stick with, follow (keep to) "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) persist, remain, stay (stay behind) "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"