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1. Continue to exist
   - prevail, die hard, run, endure
    
2. Be persistent, refuse to stop
   "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
   - persevere, hang in, hang on, hold on
    
3. Stay behind
   - remain, stay

Derived forms: persisted, persists, persisting

See also: persistence, persistency, persistent

Type of: bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold