Meaning

1 senses
  1. In a persistent manner.

    The small girl persistently asked her father to buy her the doll.

    in a persistent manner

Examples

16 sentences
  1. He persistently rang my house's doorbell.

    deEr klingelte beharrlich an meiner Haustür. — Waldelfe

  2. Crude persuasion is to persistently egg someone on.

  3. The telephone on my desk rang persistently and loudly.

    ruТелефон на моем столе зазвонил настойчиво и громко. — odexed

    deDas Telefon auf meinem Schreibtisch läutete unaufhörlich und laut. — Waldelfe

  4. Unemployment remains persistently high.

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  5. He persistently spreads lies.

Translations

3 languages

Forms

more persistently, most persistently
Comparativemore persistently Lesson
Superlativemost persistently

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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