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# persistent

adjective (persistent; persistently adv.)

«persistent» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A persistent person keeps on trying and does not give up easily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persistent/#m1)
2. Something persistent goes on for a long time or keeps coming back: a persistent cough, persistent rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persistent/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school reports: a persistent learner. In health: «See a doctor if you have a persistent cough.» In weather: persistent rain. Sometimes negative: a persistent salesman who will not leave.

### Examples

- She is a persistent and hard-working pupil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persistent/#x1)
- The persistent rain spoiled our picnic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persistent/#x2)
- A persistent cough should be checked by a doctor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persistent/#x3)
- The persistent fly kept landing on my sandwich. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persistent/#x4)
- He was persistent and finally got a reply. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persistent/#x5)
- Persistent lateness can get you into trouble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persistent/#x6)
- So savage was it, and so persistent, that it was as much as the people of the house could do to beat it off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persistent/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: -ent, not -ant. Noun: persistence; verb: persist. Can be praise (keeps trying) or complaint (will not stop).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «persistent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persistent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«persistent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/persistent.html) on Mova free.