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persistent

Adjective

IPA /pəˈsɪstənt/

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Continuing or returning over a long period, often despite attempts to make it stop.

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persistent/pəˈsɪstənt/

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Rain begins
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Persistent rain continues for a long time.

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Persistent rain kept us indoors for most of the weekend.
Persistent noise from the corridor made it difficult to concentrate.

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persistent — Continuing or returning over a long period, often despite attempts to make it stop.

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Continuing or returning over a long period, often despite attempts to make it stop.

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Word origin

From Latin persistens, a form of persistere, meaning to persist.

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Persistent can describe an ongoing problem or repeated unwanted activity.

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