To take and maintain a stand obstinately

• insist

  1. To demand strongly
  2. To assert or demand (something) firmly or persistently:
  3. To be resolute or firm in a demand or course:

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  1. To demand strongly
  2. To assert or demand (something) firmly or persistently:
  3. To be resolute or firm in a demand or course:

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• persevere

  1. To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement.
  2. To continue in some effort, course of action, etc. in spite of difficulty, opposition, etc.; be steadfast in purpose; persist

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  1. To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement.
  2. To continue in some effort, course of action, etc. in spite of difficulty, opposition, etc.; be steadfast in purpose; persist

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To continue without halting despite difficulties or setbacks

• carry on

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• go on

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• hang on

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• keep on

  1. (Idiomatic) persist or continue
  2. (Idiomatic) To remain in an existing position.

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  1. (Idiomatic) persist or continue
  2. (Idiomatic) To remain in an existing position.

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• persevere

  1. To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement.
  2. To continue in some effort, course of action, etc. in spite of difficulty, opposition, etc.; be steadfast in purpose; persist

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  1. To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement.
  2. To continue in some effort, course of action, etc. in spite of difficulty, opposition, etc.; be steadfast in purpose; persist

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To exist in spite of adversity

• come through

  1. (Idiomatic) To survive, to endure.
  2. (with an object preceded by the preposition for) Not to let somebody down, keep one's promise.
  3. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To succeed.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To survive, to endure.
  2. (with an object preceded by the preposition for) Not to let somebody down, keep one's promise.
  3. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To succeed.

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• last

  1. (Sequence) after everything else; finally
  2. To continue; survive:
  3. To mold or shape on a last.

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  1. (Sequence) after everything else; finally
  2. To continue; survive:
  3. To mold or shape on a last.

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• pull through

  1. To clean the barrel of a firearm using a pull through
  2. To come through pain and trouble through perseverance

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  1. To clean the barrel of a firearm using a pull through
  2. To come through pain and trouble through perseverance

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• ride out

  1. (Nautical) To survive in a storm (about a ship) and keep afloat
  2. (Idiomatic) To tackle a difficult problem and survive.

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  1. (Nautical) To survive in a storm (about a ship) and keep afloat
  2. (Idiomatic) To tackle a difficult problem and survive.

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• survive

  1. To live longer than; outlive:
  2. To continue living or existing, as after an event or after another's death
  3. To live or exist longer than or beyond the life or existence of; outlive

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  1. To live longer than; outlive:
  2. To continue living or existing, as after an event or after another's death
  3. To live or exist longer than or beyond the life or existence of; outlive

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• weather

  1. To pass through safely or survive
  2. To come through (something) safely; survive:
  3. To become worn, discolored, etc. from being exposed to the weather or atmosphere

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  1. To pass through safely or survive
  2. To come through (something) safely; survive:
  3. To become worn, discolored, etc. from being exposed to the weather or atmosphere

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To be in existence or in a certain state for an indefinitely long time

• abide

  1. To wait patiently for:
  2. (Archaic) To stay; reside (in or at)
  3. To continue in existence; endure:

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  1. To wait patiently for:
  2. (Archaic) To stay; reside (in or at)
  3. To continue in existence; endure:

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• continue

  1. To exist over a period; last:
  2. (Law) To postpone or adjourn to a later date
  3. To cause to remain or last; retain or maintain:

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  1. To exist over a period; last:
  2. (Law) To postpone or adjourn to a later date
  3. To cause to remain or last; retain or maintain:

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• endure

  1. To bear pain, etc. without flinching; hold out
  2. To continue in existence; last:
  3. To continue in existence; last; remain

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  1. To bear pain, etc. without flinching; hold out
  2. To continue in existence; last:
  3. To continue in existence; last; remain

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• go on

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• hold out

  1. (Idiomatic, usually with on) To withhold something.
  2. (Idiomatic) To survive, endure.
  3. To set something aside or save it for later.

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  1. (Idiomatic, usually with on) To withhold something.
  2. (Idiomatic) To survive, endure.
  3. To set something aside or save it for later.

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• last

  1. To keep adequately supplied:
  2. To continue in force or practice:
  3. After all others in chronology or sequence:

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  1. To keep adequately supplied:
  2. To continue in force or practice:
  3. After all others in chronology or sequence:

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• remain

  1. To endure or persist:
  2. To be left after the removal, loss, passage, or destruction of others:
  3. To continue to exist; endure; persist; last

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  1. To endure or persist:
  2. To be left after the removal, loss, passage, or destruction of others:
  3. To continue to exist; endure; persist; last

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• stay

  1. To remain or sojourn as a guest or lodger:
  2. To be able to last through
  3. (Informal) To continue or endure; last

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  1. To remain or sojourn as a guest or lodger:
  2. To be able to last through
  3. (Informal) To continue or endure; last

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