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keep persisting

[kiːp pərˈsɪstɪŋ]
verb phrase
continuar persistindo
1. to continue to persist; to maintain persistent effort or behavior despite difficulties or opposition
If you keep persisting with your studies, you will eventually succeed.
Se você continuar persistindo nos seus estudos, eventualmente terá sucesso.
2. to refuse to stop or give up; to maintain a course of action stubbornly
He kept persisting in his demands despite the rejection.
Ele continuou persistindo em suas exigências apesar da rejeição.
NYC Slang
keep grinding
Synonyms
keep tryingpersistcontinue persistingkeep goingmaintain persistencekeep insisting
Antonyms
give upstopsurrenderabandonquitdesist

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
continuar persistindo
most common usage
São Paulo
manter a persistência
alternative formal expression
Rio de Janeiro
ficar insistindo
colloquial variant
Portugal
manter-se persistente
formal Portuguese variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

keep at it
stick with it
hang in there
don't give up
persevere against all odds
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