persist in

English Thesaurus

1. do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	act, move,
definition	:	perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social)

verb group	:	continue, keep, keep on, retain,
definition	:	allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature (verb.social)

derivation	:	continuance, continuation,
definition	:	the act of continuing an activity without interruption (noun.act)

derivation	:	continuance, continuation,
definition	:	the act of continuing an activity without interruption (noun.act)