Persists

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of persist form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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continueendureexistkeeplastpersevere

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"The most instinctive act of nearly every creature is to protect its young, and with humans, this response persists for a lifetime."

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