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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

bestehen bleiben

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bestehen bleiben

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Persist/pərˈsɪst/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2540 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Wenn die Symptome bestehen bleiben, konsultieren Sie einen Arzt."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As verb
  1. 1

    Continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

    "If the symptoms persist, consult your doctor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb persistere, a compound of per- (through, thoroughly) and sistere (to cause to stand, to stand). Entering English in the late 16th century via French, the term originally denoted standing firm or holding out resolutely against opposition before shifting to also describe unyielding continuity of states, conditions, or problems.

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