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permanere

Permanere is a Latin verb of the second conjugation meaning to remain, stay, endure, or persist. It is commonly used to express staying in a place, continuing in a state, or enduring through time. The verb is typically accompanied by adverbs or prepositional phrases that specify location or condition, such as staying in a place or continuing to be in a certain state.

Etymology and forms. The word is formed from the root manēre with the prefix per-, yielding a

Usage. Permanere is used to describe remaining in a physical place as well as continuing in a

Derivatives. English derivatives such as permanent and permanence trace back to the same Latin root, through

See also. The concept of staying or lasting is central to discussions of stability, continuity, and endurance

sense
of
remaining
through
a
period
or
through
circumstances.
The
principal
parts
of
permanere
are
permaneō,
permanēre,
permansī,
permānsum.
In
the
present
system,
it
follows
the
regular
patterns
of
the
second
conjugation.
For
example,
the
present
active
indicative
forms
are
permaneō,
permanēs,
permanet,
permanēmus,
permanētis,
permanent.
Imperfect
and
future
forms
follow
the
typical
-ēbō/-ēbās/-ēt
pattern
for
the
imperfect
and
future
of
second-conjugation
verbs
(e.g.,
permanēbam,
permanēbās,
permanēbat,
permanēbāmus,
permanēbātis,
permanēbant).
non-physical
state
or
condition.
It
can
convey
durability
or
persistence
under
changing
circumstances,
and
it
appears
in
verb
constructions
that
emphasize
duration
or
steadiness.
forms
like
permanēre
and
the
present
participle
permanēns
(leading
to
related
nouns
and
adjectives).
The
verb
and
its
participial
forms
have
influenced
a
variety
of
Romance
languages
as
well
as
English
vocabulary
for
notions
of
duration
and
steadiness.
in
classical
Latin
texts
and
in
studies
of
the
Latin
verb
system.