Pass and Persist

Pass

Pass verb - To come to an end.
Usage example: eventually, the storm passed

Persist is an antonym for pass.

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

Persist

Persist verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Usage example: my headache persisted for almost the entire day

Pass is an antonym for persist.

Common collocations

point pass point persist point
way pass way persist way
items pass items persist items
times pass times persist times
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