verb (v)

• continue to exist(verb.stative)

  Synonym:
  die hard, endure, prevail, run
  

  source: wordnet30
• be persistent, refuse to stop(verb.change)

  Example:
  He persisted to call me every night.
  The child persisted and kept asking questions.
  

  Synonym:
  hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere
  

  source: wordnet30
• stay behind(verb.stative)

  Synonym:
  remain, stay
  

  source: wordnet30
• To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; - - sometimes conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or obstinacy.(verb)

  source: webster1913