persist in doing

persist in doing something

to continue doing something. John persists in thinking that he's always right. Tom persists in demanding that I agree to his terms.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kezia	kə-ZIE-ə (English)	Biblical
Crenshaw	['kren.ʃɔ:]
Salina	-	English
Ernst	ERNST (German), ERNSHT (Swedish)	German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Pitambara	-	Hinduism
Daumantas	-	Lithuanian