persto

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

perstō (present infinitive perstāre, perfect active perstitī, future active participle perstātūrus); first conjugation, no supine stem except in the future active participle, impersonal in the passive

  1. to continue standing
  2. to remain steadfast
  3. to continue, persevere or persist

Conjugation

References

  • persto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • persto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • persto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to abide by, persist in one's opinion: in sententia manere, permanere, perseverare, perstare
    • to persevere in one's resolve: in incepto or conatu perstare