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• past participle of persist.
• past tense form of persist.

persisted

American  

[per-sis-tid, -zis-] / pərˈsɪs tɪd, -ˈzɪs- /

adjective

1. Computers. (of a record, configuration, value, etc.) written to permanent storage by the scripted process that created it, so that it continues to exist in the same state after the script has finished running.

   Removal of the file results in a loss of all persisted settings at the next server startup.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of persist.

Etymology

Origin of persisted

First recorded in 1995–2000, for the adjective; persist ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; persist ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

Example Sentences

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persisted

But the music journalist persisted, disarming the musician by presenting him with some guitar picks that had belonged to Cliff Gallup, one of Beck’s early rockabilly heroes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

But his love for reading persisted, and over the last decade he has been posting his own poems and essays on social media.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

According to his analysis, this group may have persisted for around 35 million years.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

She was diagnosed in 2022 with anaplastic thyroid cancer and underwent chemotherapy and radiation, but the cancer persisted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

“But for the fun of it,” persisted Edna.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

Related Words

• continue
• endure
• go on
• linger
• persevere
• prevail
• pursue
• recur
• remain