persistent
Obstinately refusing to give up or let goObstinately refusing to give up or let go.
» I have a persistent pain here.
У меня здесь постоянная боль.
У мене тут постійний біль.
Meaning
7 sensesObstinately refusing to give up or let go.
She has had a persistent cough for weeks.
ausdauernd, hartnäckig, beharrlich
насто́йчивыйnastójčivyj, упо́рныйupórnyj, неотсту́пныйneotstúpnyj
настійнийnastijnyj, насті́йливийnastíjlyvyj
Insistently repetitive.
There was a persistent knocking on the door.
beharrlich, unaufhörlich
насто́йчивыйnastójčivyj, постоя́нныйpostojánnyj
Indefinitely continuous.
There have been persistent rumours for years.
ständig, anhaltend, andauernd
постоя́нныйpostojánnyj, усто́йчивыйustójčivyj
Lasting past maturity without falling off.
Pine cones have persistent scales.
persistierend, dauerhaft, beständig
сто́йкийstójkij
Of data or a data structure: not transient or temporary, but remaining in existence after the termination of the program that creates it.
Once written to a disk file, the data becomes persistent: it will still be there tomorrow when we run the next program.
dauerhaft
постоя́нныйpostojánnyj
Describing a fractal process that has a positive Brown function
Non-transient.
- never-ceasing
- retained; not shed
- continually recurring to the mind
- stubbornly unyielding
Examples
90 sentencesI have a persistent pain here.
У мене тут постійний біль. — uaspeaker
ruУ меня здесь постоянная боль. — Gruzilkin
Tom is very persistent, isn't he?
Том дуже наполегливий, правда ж? — deniko
ruТом очень настойчивый, не правда ли? — Selena777
deTom ist äußerst hartnäckig, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
Tom wasn't very persistent.
Том був не дуже наполегливий. — deniko
Tom is persistent, isn't he?
Том наполегливий, так? — deniko
ruТом настойчивый, правда? — Wezel
deTom ist hartnäckig, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
You're very persistent, aren't you?
Ти дуже наполегливий, так? — deniko
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Latin persistentem, present participle of persistō (“continue steadfastly”). By surfaFrom Latin persistentem, present participle of persistō (“continue steadfastly”). By surface analysis, persist + -ent.
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Forms
more persistent, most persistent| Comparative | more persistent Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most persistent Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonyms- never-ceasing:relentlessunrelenting
- retained; not shed:lasting
- continually recurring to the mind:haunting
- stubbornly unyielding:doggeddourpertinacioustenaciousunyielding
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form