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persistere

to persist

verb per-SEES-teh-reh Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Origin: Latin persistere (per- + sistere, to stand firm)

Also means

to persevere

Usage Note

Persistere takes avere as its auxiliary in compound tenses (ha persistito). It conveys stubborn continuation — persistere nel silenzio means to keep up a silence — and is more formal than continuare. Unlike insistere, it does not require an interlocutor.

Examples

"Il dolore persiste da giorni."

Natural Translation

The pain has persisted for days.

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