Upper-Intermediate ๐Ÿ“š Vocabulary ยท #280 of 1319

persistent (adj.)

continuing firmly

Examples

  • Persistent efforts.

Key rules

  • Persistent means continuing firmly despite difficulty
  • Persistent efforts, persistent cough
  • Persistence is the noun

Common mistakes

  • His persistence cough โ†’ His persistent cough
  • She is persistently โ†’ She is persistent

Use cases

  • Describing effort
  • Describing health
  • Describing weather
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: Persistent can be positive or negative.

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