stărui

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stărui

/stə.ruˈi/

Where it comes from

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)).

verb a stărui 4th conjugation · stăruiește · stăruit · a stărui · stăruind

to persevere, persist, continue, endure, last
Similar: persevera, persista, continua
to insist
Similar: insista

In English

persevere persist steadfastly

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BibTeX

@misc{sta_rui_2026,
  title = {stărui},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/st%C4%83rui},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}