Look up: Persist

1. persist
   [Verb] To continue.
   Example: The heavy rain will persist throughout the night.
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2. persist
   [v] - stay behind
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3. Persist
   Per·sist" intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Persisted ; present participle & verbal noun Persisting .] [ Latin persistere ; per + sistere to stand or be fixed, from stare to stand: confer French persister . See Per- , and Stand .] To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay …
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4. Persist
   Persist is a Java-based ORM/DAO tool. It provides only the minimal amount of functionalities necessary to map objects or maps from database queries and to statement parameters. Persist works around a java.sql.Connection object. This means that it does not care about customer query languages (it uses plain SQL with placeholders, as PreparedStatement objects use), connection pool handling, transaction handling (for the most part), and so on. This ...
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5. Persist
   • (v. i.) To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or obstinacy.
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6. persist
   persist 1. To keep carrying on, to continue steadily or obstinately despite problems, difficulties, or obstacles. 2. To be obstinately repetitious, insistent, or tenacious. 3. To hold firmly and steadfastly to a purpose, state, or undertaking despite obstacles, warnings, or setbacks. 4. To continue being widely believed or accepted despite evidence or...
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