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stay in place vs persist

persist vs stay in place

stay in place and persist both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stay in place No No Yes No
persist No No Yes No
As verbs, persist is a hyponym of stay in place; that is, persist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stay in place:
  • stay in place: be stationary
  • persist: be in a certain place and not leave
Other hyponyms of stay in place include remain, stay, stay put, stick, stick around.
stay in place (verb) persist (verb)
be stationary be persistent, refuse to stop
be in a certain place and not leave
continue to exist
Difference between stay in place and persist

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