Collocations for persist - verb

doggedly, stubbornly

in
If you persist in upsetting her, I will have to punish you.

with
The detective stubbornly persisted with his questions.

still, to this day
a belief that persists to this day

indefinitely

be likely to | tend to | be allowed to
This situation cannot be allowed to persist.

for
If symptoms persist for more than a few days, see a doctor.

into
These practices persisted into the Middle Ages.

through/throughout
The depression persisted through much of the 1930s.

until
The snows persisted until the second month of the new year.