stubborn
Refusing to move or to change one's opinionRefusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.
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» Mary is too stubborn to apologize.
Мария слишком упрямая для того, чтобы извиниться. — shanghainese
Марія занадто вперта для того, щоб вибачитися. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesRefusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.
People are pretty stubborn about their political beliefs, so why bother arguing?
Blood can make a very stubborn stain on fabrics if not washed properly.
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упо́рныйupórnyj, упря́мыйuprjámyj, упёртыйupjórtyj
впе́ртийvpértyj
Physically stiff and inflexible; not easily melted or worked.
- tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
- not responding to treatment
Examples
368 sentencesMary is too stubborn to apologize.
Марія занадто вперта для того, щоб вибачитися. — deniko
ruМария слишком упрямая для того, чтобы извиниться. — shanghainese
Tom isn't stubborn like you are.
Том не такий упертий, як ти. — deniko
Tom isn't as stubborn as Mary.
Том не такий упертий, як Мері. — deniko
deTom ist nicht so stur wie Maria. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is as stubborn as a mule.
Том впертий як віслюк. — deniko
I don't think Tom will be stubborn.
Не думаю, що Том упиратиметься. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English stiborne, stibourne, stoburn, stoburne, styburne, stiborn, of uncertaiFrom Middle English stiborne, stibourne, stoburn, stoburne, styburne, stiborn, of uncertain origin; one hypothesis is that it may be from Old English *stybbor, from Old English stybb (“a stump, stub”) + -or (adjective-formation suffix, as in bitor, whence English bitter).
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Forms
more stubborn, most stubborn| Comparative | more stubborn Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most stubborn Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
17 synonyms- tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield:obstinateunregenerate
- not responding to treatment:refractory
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- as stubborn as
- is as stubborn
- being being stubborn
- is a stubborn
- being so stubborn
- a stubborn person
- just as stubborn
- will be stubborn
- a stubborn man
- not as stubborn
- was stubborn but
- stubborn guy
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.