stărui

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly formed from stare (cf. transition from dare to dărui, târg to târgui); perhaps from or influenced by Polish staworać (to insist) (see also Czech starati, Bulgarian старая се (staraja se)).

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Verb[edit]

a stărui (third-person singular present stăruiește, past participle stăruit) 4th conj.

  1. to persevere, persist, continue, endure, last
    Synonyms: persevera, persista, continua
  2. to insist
    Synonym: insista

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