English English Dictionary
- persist in English:
1. to keep on doing or trying
2. persistence
You have to admire her persistence.
It takes an enormous amount of effort and persistence for a person to become an Olympic athlete
Develop the qualities of courage and persistence. You need 2 types of courage to succeed: to begin and to persist.
The persistence of the suffrage movement paid off and women were eventually given full rights to vote in 1928.
(NOUN) The key to success is persistence. Set a goal and work hard.
What comes from persistence remains persistently.
Mr President, I firstly want to thank the rapporteur for his persistence on an issue that Parliament initially rejected.
She was disgusted at his persistence.
English word "persist"(persistence) occurs in sets:
World formationWord formation nouns
3. persistent
This isn't persistent vegetative state.
Her persistent character always impressed me.
A persistent cough
After a streak of bad luck, a persistent gambler will be forced to play for high stakes.
Mark is hard-working and persistent; I’m sure he’ll solve the problem.
The persistent recession has surprised the analysts.
She is a persistent offender and has been arrested five times this year for shoplifting.
Her persistent character always impressed me. The definition of persistent is someone or something that is stubborn or keeps on going.
He was very determined, in other words, he was persistent.
The person may have persistent, vice-like chest pain, which may spread to their arms, neck, jaw, back or stomach.
There have been persistent rumours that the principal might take early retirement.
Although she told him she knew nothing, he was very persistent. His persistent refusal to pay eventually led to a prison sentence.
You must be more persistent, don’t let him leave until he has given you a straight answer.
The customer wasmost persistent and refused to speak to anyone but the manager
Optimism abiut our own personal future remains persistent
English word "persist"(persistent) occurs in sets:
make adjective4. continue to exist
English word "persist"(continue to exist) occurs in sets:
native 1000 słówek5. refuse to stop
6. continue
Please continue.
I know he will only continue disappointing me, but I can't help loving him.
The company's competitive edge will be eroded if system engineers continue to leave.
Mathematics is the part of science you could continue to do if you woke up tomorrow and discovered the universe was gone.
Continue stirring until the chocolate chips are mixed uniformly through the cookie dough.
When I was a kid, I thought that if I died the world would just disappear. What a childish delusion! I just couldn't accept that the world could continue to exist without me.
Japanese bureaucrats are nothing but traitors to the country who covet our tax money and will continue the practice of amakudari until the country is bankrupt.
Our international sales continue to grow, bringing the name of Toyo Computer into businesses world-wide.
If these tendencies continue, those aged 65 or more will account for a quarter of the population within 30 years.
If we continue like this, it's as clear as day that the Japan of five years on will be in decline.
Still others are traders who have always lived by trading and continue to follow their traditional ways.
Due to ill-health of the web-manager, loss of motivation and other circumstances I have decided that it is not possible to continue.
After BiV operation she continued to have frequent PVCs that resulted in fast VT and VF
It's ludicrous to continue business operations while selling off bit by bit the land on which your business depends.
If you'd like to continue to improve your swimming, just keep on practicing every day.
7. to continue to do something in a determined way even when facing difficulties or opposition
English word "persist"(to continue to do something in a determined way even when facing difficulties or opposition) occurs in sets:
UNIT 3 - lesson I8. persist
persistence | persistent | persistently
why do you persist and denying that you know him
Despite difficulties, she persisted in her efforts to get a university education.
He persists in calling me Jane, even though I've corrected him twice.
I persist in my popularity.
Our brains persist in using stereotypes.
The anthropologist says odd customs do persist in the region.
You should persist in your efforts to learn English.
stop persisting!
If symptoms persist, consult a doctor.
Madam, if you persist, I'll have to forcibly remove you from the premises. Mr West is not giving any interviews today.
People saying bless you don't really believe that their words will help but the custom persists as a politeness.
Frost will persist all day.
A single thought persisted in the back of his mind.
There is also one type of idealism that says even without strength or intelligence you can do anything if you can merely persist.
