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persisted

verb
USpur-SIS-tid/pɚˈsɪstɪd/UKpuh-SIS-tid/pəˈsɪstɪd/

1 meaning of persisted

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of persist. Use this form for something that kept going in the past.

    The rain persisted all through the night.

    She persisted until she finally found the answer.

    Note

persisted is a form of persist

persist, verb: To keep doing something even when it is hard or others want you to stop. Full entry

Forms
persistpersists he/she/itpersisting -ing formpersisted past tense, past participle
Spelling
persist → persisted: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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