Persistent - English meaning

adjective

Showing great care and perseverance.

Usage examples:

She was assiduous in pointing out every feature

adjective

Occurring continuously over a period of time.

Usage examples:

The constant background noise of the city

noun

A situation that does not change.

Usage examples:

The condition of struggle remained a constant

adjective

Nearly continuous or very frequent

Usage examples:

We had a constant stream of visitors., even in this age of high technology, the popularity of hunti…

adjective

Forming a sequence in which the same action or event is repeated frequently.

Usage examples:

His plane went down after continual attacks

Occurring without interruption

adjective

Without a break in continuity; ongoing.

Usage examples:

A continuing controversy

verb

Persist in an activity or process.

Usage examples:

He was unable to continue with his job

adjective

Forming an unbroken whole; without interruption.

Usage examples:

The whole performance is enacted in one continuous movement

adjective

Without a pause or break

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A continuous line of traffic, he spoke continuously for more than two hours.

adjective

Having made a firm decision and being resolved not to change it.

Usage examples:

Alina was determined to be heard

verb

Cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature.

Usage examples:

It will be her mental attitude that determines her future

adjective

Showing the strong desire to follow a particular plan of action even if it is difficult

Usage examples:

A very determined young man, she had a determined look on her face., [ + to infinitive ] i’m determ…

adjective

Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.

Usage examples:

After diligent searching, he found a parcel

adjective

Careful and serious in your work, or done in a careful and determined way

Usage examples:

A diligent worker, they made diligent efforts to carry out their programs.

adjective

Having or showing tenacity and grim persistence.

Usage examples:

Success required dogged determination

verb

Follow (someone) closely and persistently.

Usage examples:

Photographers seemed to dog her every step

adjective

Determined to do something, even if it is very difficult

Usage examples:

John regan credited the capture to dogged persistence by police., gove spent much of the last decad…

adjective

Having or seeming to have no end or limit.

Usage examples:

Endless ocean wastes

adjective

If something is endless, it never finishes or seems never to finish because it continues for so long

Usage examples:

When i was a child, the summers seemed endless., education policy is endlessly debated.

adjective

Never finishing, or never seeming to finish

Usage examples:

There have been endless meetings about this problem., we've had orders from brazil, china, india, s…

adjective

(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.

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The incessant beat of the music

adjective

(esp. of something unpleasant) never stopping

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The region endured weeks of incessant rain., bob talks incessantly about their new baby.

adjective

Insisting on or demanding something; not allowing refusal.

Usage examples:

Tony's soft, insistent questioning

adjective

Firmly saying that something must be true or done

Usage examples:

Insistent demands/appeals/signals, the teacher is insistent that the school is not to blame for the…

adjective

Endless or apparently endless (often used hyperbolically).

Usage examples:

We got bogged down in interminable discussions

adjective

Continuing for too long and seeming never to end

Usage examples:

Interminable arguments, they talked interminably.

adjective

Enduring or able to endure over a long period of time.

Usage examples:

They left a lasting impression

verb

(of a process, activity, or state) continue for a specified period of time.

Usage examples:

The guitar solo lasted for twenty minutes

adjective

Continuing to exist or have an effect for a long time

Usage examples:

These poems have won him a lasting reputation as puerto rico’s finest love poet.

adjective

Something that is never-ending never ends or seems as if it will never end

Usage examples:

Writing a dictionary is a never-ending task.

adjective

Without stopping or without interruptions

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A non-stop flight, it felt like we had travelled non-stop for the entire week., he has worked nonst…

adjective

Able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.

Usage examples:

Be patient, your time will come

noun

A person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.

Usage examples:

Many patients in the hospital were more ill than she was

noun

A person who is receiving medical care, esp. in a hospital, or who is cared for by a particular doctor or dentist when necessary

adjective

Never ending or changing.

Usage examples:

Deep caves in perpetual darkness

adjective

Continuing forever, or happening all the time

Usage examples:

They lived in perpetual fear of being discovered., she resented his perpetual complaining about her…

adjective

Used to describe a bond or other investment that pays interest for ever

Usage examples:

Cp issued £88 million of perpetual bonds from 1889 onward.

adjective

Continuing in a course of action despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

Usage examples:

She has been a remarkably steadfast and persevering woman

verb

Continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no indication of success.

Usage examples:

His family persevered with his treatment

adjective

Having the quality of continuing to make an effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time

Usage examples:

He was one of the most determined, stubborn, persevering people i had ever met., she was perseverin…

adjective

Holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action.

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He worked with a pertinacious resistance to interruptions

adjective

Very determined and refusing to be defeated by problems

Usage examples:

Like most successful politicians, she is pertinacious and single-minded in the pursuit of her goals.

adjective

Having or showing determination or resolve.

Usage examples:

The purposeful stride of a great barrister

adjective

Aimed at achieving something; determined

Usage examples:

He desired to lead a more purposeful life., the purposeful destruction of historic sites

verb

Abandon or mitigate a severe or harsh attitude, especially by finally yielding to a request.

Usage examples:

She was going to refuse his request, but relented

verb

Give in, as to influence or pressure

adjective

Admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering.

Usage examples:

She was resolute and unswerving

adjective

(of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.

Usage examples:

He watched himself with the most sedulous care

adjective

Only doing things that relate to one activity or interest

Usage examples:

She is single-minded in her pursuit of her studies.

adjective

Firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving.

Usage examples:

The lighter the camera, the harder it is to hold steady

verb

Make or become steady.

Usage examples:

I took a deep breath to steady my nerves

exclamation

Used as a warning to someone to keep calm or take care.

Usage examples:

Steady now! we don't want you hurting yourself

adjective

Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely.

Usage examples:

A tenacious grip

adjective

Unwilling to accept defeat or stop doing or having something

Usage examples:

Seles is a tenacious opponent – she never gives in., they cling with admirable tenacity to their tr…

adjective

Having or showing great effort or energy.

Usage examples:

A tireless campaigner

adjective

Not stopping or taking a rest from something

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A tireless woman, he worked tirelessly to improve the local schools.

adjective

Working energetically and continuously

Usage examples:

Tony is a tireless worker., the prisoner's family is conducting a tireless campaign for his release…

adjective

Not broken, fractured, or damaged.

Usage examples:

An unbroken glass

adjective

Not coming to an end; continuous.

Usage examples:

The unceasing efforts of the staff

adjective

Having or seeming to have no end.

Usage examples:

The charity rescues children from unending poverty

adjective

Without limit or end

Usage examples:

He seemed to have an unending supply of stories.

adjective

Tireless; persistent.

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His apparently unflagging enthusiasm impressed her

adjective

If a quality, such as energy, interest, or enthusiasm, is unflagging, it never becomes weaker

Usage examples:

He thanked tony for his unflagging energy and support.

adjective

Without a break in continuity.

Usage examples:

An uninterrupted flow of traffic

adjective

Without any pauses or interruptions

Usage examples:

Most people do not get eight hours of uninterrupted sleep every night., through all this time, his …

adjective

Without any pauses or interruptions

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Most people do not get eight hours of uninterrupted sleep every night., through all this time, his …

adjective

Not yielding in strength, severity, or determination.

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The heat was unrelenting

adjective

Extremely determined; never weakening or ending

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Unrelenting toughness/opposition, unrelenting neglect/pollution

adjective

Never relaxing or slackening; incessant.

Usage examples:

Unremitting drizzle

adjective

Never stopping, becoming weaker, or failing

Usage examples:

Our thanks are due to bob lawrence whose unremitting labours have ensured the success of the whole …

adjective

(of a person or their actions) continuing at the same rate without loss of vigour.

Usage examples:

His untiring efforts in commissioning ecological reports

adjective

(esp. of qualities such as energy, interest, and enthusiasm) never weakening

Usage examples:

Without tony’s untiring enthusiasm, this campaign would not have succeeded.

adjective

Not wavering; steady or resolute.

Usage examples:

She fixed him with an unwavering stare

adjective

Never moving or looking away from something

Usage examples:

She met his unwavering stare., her belief in the project has been unwavering.