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PERSIST IN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
Example:
The landlord persists in asking us to move
Synonyms:
continue; persist in
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "persist in" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Verb group:
continue; keep; keep on; retain (allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Context examples:
"But why do you persist in writing such things when you know they won't sell?" she went on inexorably.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Activation of the B cell receptor by antigen also results in the production of memory cells that persist in circulation to produce a more rapid immune response after future challenges by the same antigen.
(B Cell Receptor Complex Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
The researchers will now conduct studies to determine how long replication-competent viruses persist in these specific cells during anti-HIV therapy and identify cellular markers unique to these cells so they can be targeted by treatment strategies.
(HIV seeks refuge in immune cells to avoid full elimination, SciDev.Net)
Plastics have also been known to host microbial pathogens, particularly since they persist in the environment for a long time and increasing plastic waste contact is occurring at the same time in which oceans are warming and becoming more acidic.
(Plastic debris linked to coral disease, death, SciDev.Net)
The research is based on examination of the levels of dissolved black carbon (DBC) that persist in freshwater and saline lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, a mountainous polar desert across McMurdo Sound from the NSF's logistics hub in Antarctica, McMurdo Station.
(Antarctic lakes are a repository for ancient soot, NSF)
