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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024per•sis•tent /pɚˈsɪstənt/USA pronunciation adj. - continuing to do something in spite of difficulty, opposition, or criticism:He was persistent and finally finished his project.
lasting for a long time:annoying, persistent coughing.repeated;
continued:her persistent questions. per•sist•ent•ly, adv.: She would persistently demand answers where none were possible.See -sist-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•sist•ent (pər sis′tənt, -zis′-),USA pronunciation adj. - persisting, esp. in spite of opposition, obstacles, discouragement, etc.;
persevering:a most annoyingly persistent young man. - lasting or enduring tenaciously:the persistent aroma of verbena; a persistent cough.
- constantly repeated;
continued:persistent noise. - Biology
- continuing or permanent.
- having continuity of phylogenetic characteristics.
- Plant Biology[Bot.]remaining attached beyond the usual time, as flowers, flower parts, or leaves.
- Latin persistent- (stem of persistēns), present participle of persistere to persist; see -ent
- 1820–30
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged indefatigable, pertinacious, tenacious. See stubborn.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged steady.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sporadic.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: persistent /pəˈsɪstənt/ adj - showing persistence
- incessantly repeated; unrelenting: your persistent questioning
- (of plant parts) remaining attached to the plant after the normal time of withering
- (of parts normally present only in young stages) present in the adult
- (of a chemical, esp when used as an insecticide) slow to break down; not easily degradable
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