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" Gardeners are good at nurturing, and they have a great quality of patience, they're tender. They have to be persistent."
Ralph Fiennes

Meaning of "persistent" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PERSISTENT

pəˈsɪstənt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERSISTENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Persistent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PERSISTENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Persistent

Persistent may refer to: ▪ Persistent Systems, a technology company ▪ USS Persistent, three United States Navy ships...

Definition of persistent in the English dictionary

The first definition of persistent in the dictionary is showing persistence. Other definition of persistent is incessantly repeated; unrelenting. Persistent is also remaining attached to the plant after the normal time of withering.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERSISTENT

assistant · bullet-resistant · consistent · distant · equidistant · existent · heat-resistant · inconsistent · inexistant · inexistent · insistent · nonexistent · nonpersistent · overinsistent · Protestant · radioresistant · resistant · rust-resistant · subsistent · wear-resistant

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERSISTENT

persicaria · persicot · persienne · persiennes · persiflage · persifleur · persimmon · Persis · persist · persistence · persistency · persistent cruelty · persistent offender · persistent organic pollutant · persistent vegetative state · persistently · persister · persistingly · persistive · persnicketiness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERSISTENT

competent · content · discontent · distent · extent · incompetent · information content · intent · intermittent · latent · letters patent · ostent · patent · penitent · portent · potent · pre-existent · self-existent · stent · tent

Synonyms and antonyms of persistent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PERSISTENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «persistent» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «persistent» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PERSISTENT

Find out the translation of persistent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of persistent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «persistent» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

坚持不懈的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

persistente
570 millions of speakers
en

English

persistent
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

लगातार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُصِرٌّ
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

упорный
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

persistente
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অধ্যবসায়ী
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

tenace
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

berterusan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

beharrlich
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

持続性の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

끈덕진
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Terus-terusan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dai dẳng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தொடர்ந்து
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सक्तीचे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kalıcı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

persistente
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

uporczywy
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

наполегливий
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

persistent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επίμονος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanhoudende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

enträgen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

iherdig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of persistent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERSISTENT»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about persistent

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10 QUOTES WITH «PERSISTENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word persistent.
1
Bill Ackman
I'm an extremely, extremely persistent person. Extremely. And when I believe I am right, and it is important, I will go to the end of the earth.
2
Cory Booker
There is too much disagreement for disagreement's sake. In a time of persistent challenges that still call into question our most sacred aspirations as a country, we cannot afford shallow callous divisiveness in our public debate.
3
Anthony Burgess
The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent, experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it, if it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
4
John Burns
Judge men less by the labels they wear than by their persistent labour for sure if slow progress.
5
Perry Como
Actually, I would love to make a music video. Maybe it would finally put to rest those persistent rumours that have followed me throughout my career - particularly when I was on camera performing - that I had died.
6
John Drinkwater
Any long work in which poetry is persistent, be it epic or drama or narrative, is really a succession of separate poetic experiences governed into a related whole by an energy distinct from that which evoked them.
7
Estelle
I can't stand quitters. My mother is a very strong, determined woman. I was peeling onions when I was seven, but I walked off when my eyes began to sting. She said to me, 'You start something and you finish it', and that stuck with me. I'm persistent.
8
Ralph Fiennes
Gardeners are good at nurturing, and they have a great quality of patience, they're tender. They have to be persistent.
9
Martin Filler
One of the most persistent yet elusive dreams of the Modern Movement in architecture has been prefabrication: industrially made structures that can be assembled at a building site.
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Martin Filler
Despite the persistent image of the architect as a heroic loner erecting monumental edifices through sheer force of will, the building art has always been a highly cooperative enterprise.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERSISTENT»

Discover the use of persistent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to persistent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Advanced Persistent Threat: Understanding the Danger and How ...
Advanced Persistent Threat is the first comprehensive manual that discusses how attackers are breaking into systems and what to do to protect and defend against these intrusions.
Eric Cole, 2012
2
The Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Progress Notes Planner
This guide is organized around 31 behaviorally based issues, from employment problems and family conflicts, to financial needs and homelessness, to intimate relationship conflicts and social anxiety.
Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr., David J. Berghuis, 2008
3
Persistent Inequalities: Women and World Development
The volume brings together essays by women and men from an international field of scholars representing a wide spectrum of disciplines, including women's studies, economics, sociology, political science, and anthropology.
Irene Tinker, 1990
4
Persistent Memories: Pyramiden - a Soviet Mining Town in the ...
Challenging the traditional scholarly hierarchy of text over images, this book stands out by using art photography as a means to address these issues and to mediate the contemporary archaeology of Pyramiden.
‎2010
5
The Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Treatment Planner
This guide is organized around 31 behaviorally based issues, from employment problems and family conflicts, to financial needs and homelessness, to intimate relationship conflicts and social anxiety.
Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr., David J. Berghuis, Timothy J. Bruce, 2011
6
The Power of Persistent Prayer: Praying With Greater Purpose ...
This powerful guide will answer such questions as, "Why does it take so long to receive answers to my prayers?" "How can I take my prayer life to the next level?" and many more.
Cindy Jacobs, 2010
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The Persistent desire: a femme-butch reader
Surveys a decade of the attempt to reconstruct and understand the meaning and value of butch-femme relations for the contemporary lesbian, drawing on oral history, fiction, poetry, and fantasy
Joan Nestle, 1992
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Cognitive Therapy for Chronic and Persistent Depression
For the practitioner, this book offers guidance on how to address particular issues that commonly arise at each stage of therapy, such as: the patient is reluctant to engage in therapy the patient’s negative thinking does not respond to ...
Richard G. Moore, Anne Garland, 2004
9
Breaking Free from Persistent Fatigue
This book explains the body-mind balance and how it can be destabilised resulting in fatigue.
Lucie Montpetit, 2012
10
Persistent Phosphors 3
The papers included in this issue of ECS Transactions were originally presented in the symposium ¿Persistent Phosphors 3¿, held during the 211th meeting of The Electrochemical Society, in Chicago, IL, from May 6 to 11, 2007.
J. Weidner, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERSISTENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term persistent is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What are your most persistent, harmless and damaging errors?
To identify your own persistent errors, both harmless and damaging, google “Wilbers assessment.” Stephen Wilbers offers training seminars in ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
2
'Half Life 3' Appears Next to Nothing Amid Persistent Rumors!
Some 11 years after the last first-person shooter video game “Half Life” was released, fans have since been very eager to see Gordon Freeman ... «Master Herald, Jul 15»
3
Persistent Systems Q1 Net Falls 2% to Rs. 67 Crore
New Delhi: IT firm Persistent Systems on Saturday said its net profit ... 68.80 crore for the same quarter last year, Persistent said in a statement. «NDTV, Jul 15»
4
Persistent Systems Q1 FY16 Revenue Crosses INR 5 Billion Mark …
Persistent Systems (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT), today announced the Company's audited financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
5
Bradenton Marauders | Saturday's games canceled by persistent
Persistent rain early Saturday and the forecast for more forced the Marauders to cancel the remainder of Friday's suspended game and ... «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»
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Persistent rain forces draw in Chittagong
Persistent rain forces draw in Chittagong. Play washed out for second consecutive day; Bangladesh and South Africa to play final Test from July ... «International Cricket Council, Jul 15»
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Google Maps Knows How To Reply To Persistent Kids' Questions …
Google Maps Knows How To Reply To Persistent Kids' Questions While On The Road. Vittorio Hernandez | Jul 25, 2015 03:58 AM EDT. Google Maps (Photo ... «Yibada, Jul 15»
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Persistent Q1 net seen down 16%, $ rev growth may be muted
Midcap IT company Persistent Systems 's first quarter earnings are expected to disappoint street as the company already issued profit warning ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
9
E. Oregon camelina trials look more promising during persistent
Oregon State University field trials have shown that camelina can be grown at a small profit in Eastern Oregon, with no irrigation water. «Capital Press, Jul 15»
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Exit Persistent, prefer Mindtree, Tech Mah: Gaurang Shah
Gaurang Shah of Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services told CNBC-TV18, "We did have a positive coverage on Persistent Systems but post the ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
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