persistence

per·sis·tence

 (pər-sĭs′təns)

n.

1. The act of persisting.

2. The state or quality of being persistent; persistency.

3. Continuance of an effect after the cause is removed: persistence of vision.

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persistence

(pəˈsɪstəns) or

persistency

n

1. the quality of persisting; tenacity

2. the act of persisting; continued effort or existence

3. the continuance of an effect after the cause of it has stopped: persistence of vision.

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per•sist•ence

(pərˈsɪs təns, -ˈzɪs-)

also per•sist′en•cy,

n.

1. the act or fact of persisting.

2. the quality of being persistent.

[1540–50; < Late Latin persistentia; see persist, -ence]

syn: See perseverance.

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Persistence

 of parents—Lipton, 1970.

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Persistence

 

See Also: CLINGING, PURPOSEFULNESS

1. As headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile —Richard Brinsley Sheridan
2. (Sorrow) as nagging as envy —Karl Shapiro
3. (The name was becoming) a teasing obsession, like a tune —Wilfrid Sheed
4. Dogged as a turtle crossing a road —Marge Piercy
5. Hold on with a bulldog grip —Abraham Lincoln

   From a telegram to General Grant, August 1864.

6. I’m like a terrier pup. Somebody tells me to do something and it gets done —Sue Grafton
7. Insistent as a baby’s cry at feeding time —Anon
8. Insistent as remorse —Victor Hugo
9. Jabs like a prizefighter (at their feelings about each other) —Linda Barret Osborne, reviewing a novel in New York Times, August 31, 1986
10. Obstinate as a Hindu woman contemplating suttee —Frank Swinnerton
11. Obstinate as death —John Dryden
12. Persistent annoyance, like the rough place on a tooth —David R. Slavitt
13. Persistent as a bulldog —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
14. Persistent as a fly on a hound’s nose —Harold Adams
15. Persistent as a nagging backache —Anon
16. (Ugly and) persistent as pain —Carlos Baker
17. Persist … like a terrier with a rat … she wouldn’t let go, come hell or high water —James Reeve
18. Prevail like the false pig in Aesop —G. K. Chesterton
19. Relentless as decay —Joseph Wambaugh
20. Relentless as a nagging tongue —Anon
21. Relentless as a windshield wiper —Anon
22. Skin … as thick as his wallet —Jane Gross, New York Times, August 22, 1986

    The man with the thick skin and wallet is Abraham Hirshfeld, who ran a persistent campaign for the New York State governorship despite many insults and putdowns.

23. Stick to it, like salmon swimming upstream —Anon
24. Stubborn and hardy as a rubber mat —Marge Piercy
25. (Death bugs me) as stubborn as insomnia —Anne Sexton
26. Tenacious as remorse —Vincente Blasco-Ibâñez
27. The thought … unable to move [out of his head] as a jellyfish fixed on the sand —Norman Mailer
28. Tug at … like a robin with a worm —T. Coraghessan Boyle
29. You’re like a train; nothing will turn you when you get started —Joyce Cary

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	persistence - the property of a continuous and connected period of time continuity durability, enduringness, lastingness, strength - permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products"
	2.	persistence - persistent determination     doggedness, perseverance, persistency, pertinacity, tenaciousness, tenacity determination, purpose - the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"
	3.	persistence - the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate" perseverance, perseveration continuance, continuation - the act of continuing an activity without interruption

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persistence

noun determination, resolution, pluck, stamina, grit, endurance, tenacity, diligence, perseverance, constancy, steadfastness, doggedness, pertinacity, indefatigability, tirelessness Skill comes only with practice, patience and persistence.

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persistence

noun

1. The state or quality of being insistent:

insistence, insistency, perseverance, persistency.

2. Uninterrupted existence or succession:

continuance, continuation, continuity, continuum, duration, endurance, persistency.

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Translations

مُثابَرَه، مُواظَبَه، تَصْميم

přetrvávání

vedbliven

Beharren

persistenciainsistenciaperseverancia

persistancepersistant

òrautseigja; òrjóska

persistenzapersistereperseveranza

doorzettingsvermogen

hardnakkethetiherdighet

настойчивостьупорство

pretrvávanie

vztrajnost

ısrarsebat

持久

persistence

[pəˈsɪstəns] persistency [pəˈsɪstənsɪ] N

1. (= tenacity) → perseverancia f
as a reward for her persistence → como premio a su perseverancia

2. (= continuing to exist) [of symptoms, disease] → persistencia f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

persistence

[pə^rˈsɪstəns] n

(= perseverance) [person] → persévérance f
... and her persistence paid off → ... et sa persévérance a payé.

[problem, symptom] → persistance f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

persistence

, persistency

n (= tenacity) → Beharrlichkeit f, → Hartnäckigkeit f; (= perseverance) → Ausdauer f; (of disease) → Hartnäckigkeit f; (of fog, pain etc) → Anhalten nt, → Fortdauern nt; the persistence of his questioning brought results → sein beharrliches Fragen hat schließlich doch zu etwas geführt; the persistence of a high temperature → anhaltend hohes Fieber

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persistence

[pəˈsɪst/əns] n (tenacity) → perseveranza; (obstinacy) → ostinazione f, persistenza; (continued existence) → persistere m

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persist

(pəˈsist) verb

to keep doing, thinking etc in spite of opposition or difficulty; to continue asking, persuading etc. It will not be easy but you will succeed if you persist; He didn't want to tell her, but she persisted (in asking). aanhou يَسْتَمِر، يُصَمِّم على، يُثابِر настоявам persistir vytrvat, neustávat (v) hartnäckig beharren auf blive ved; ikke give op επιμένωpersistir, continuar; insistir, empeñarse visalt jätkama ایستادگی کردن؛ پافشاری کردن jatkaa vaikeuksista huolimatta persister לְהִתעַקֵש दृढ़ रहना ustrajati, ne popuštati kitart vmi mellett bertindak gigih halda fast við persistere し続ける 단호히 관철하다 užsispirti, atkakliai ką daryti būt neatlaidīgam; neatkāpties terus; tetap volhouden, volhardenholde fast ved, ture fram medwytrwać, nie przestawać مقاومت كول insistir a in­sista настойчиво продолжать vytrvať, trvať (na) vztrajati istrajati framhärda, envisas ยืนกราน ...-e ısrar etmek, inat etmek 堅持，持續 наполягати; уперто продовжувати اصرار کرنا، ثابت قدم رہنا kiên trì/ khăng khăng 坚持

perˈsistent adjective

She was persistent in her demands/denials; persistent questions. aanhoudend مُثابِر، مُواظِب على، مُصَمِّم упорит persistente vytrvalý beharrlich uophørlig; konstant επίμονοςpersistente, insistente visa مصر؛ سرسخت itsepintainen persistantעקשני दृढ़, ‍िजद्दी ustrajan, nepopustljiv állhatatos gigih þrautseigur; þrjóskur persistente しつこい 끈기 있는, 불굴의 atkaklus, primygtinis, nuolatinis neatlaidīgs; nepiekāpīgs terus mendesak volhardend, aanhoudendiherdig, seig, stawytrwały ټينګار، اصرار insistente in­sis­tent упорный, настойчивый vytrvalý; úporný vztrajen uporan ihärdig, ståndaktig, envis ที่คงอยู่นาน ısrarlı, inatçı 堅持的，持續的 упертий, наполегливий ثابت قدم bền bỉ/ dai dẳng 坚持的

perˈsistently adverb

aanhoudend بِمُثابَرَه، بِتَصْميم упорито persistentemente úporně beharrlich uophørligt; konstant επίμοναpersistentemente, insistentemente püsivalt با سماجت itsepintaisesti avec persistance בְּעַקשָׁנוּת दृढ़तापूर्वक ustrajno állhatatosan dengan gigih með þrautseigju/þrjósku con persistenza しつこく 끈기 있게 atkakliai, primygtinai, nuolatos neatlaidīgi terus-menerus volhardend, aanhoudendiherdig, til stadighet uporczywie په ټينګار، په اصرار insistentemente cu insistenţă настойчиво úporne vztrajno istrajno ihärdigt, ståndaktigt, envist อย่างอยู่คงนาน ısrarla, inatla 堅持不放棄地，持續不斷地 уперто, наполегливо ثابت قدمي سے dai dẳng 坚持不放弃地，持续不断地

perˈsistence noun

aanhoudendheid مُثابَرَه، مُواظَبَه، تَصْميم упоритост persistência přetrvávání das Beharren vedbliven επιμονήpersistencia, insistencia püsivus ایستادگی؛ سماجت itsepintaisuus persistanceהתעקשות अभिनिवेश, ज‍िद inzistiranje, tvrdokornost kitartás, állhatatosság kegigihan þrautseigja; þrjóska persistenza しつこさ 집요, 끈기 atkaklumas, nuolatinis buvimas neatlaidība; nepiekāpība berterusan volhardingiherdighet, hardnakkethet uporczywość مقاومت insistência insistenţă упорство naliehavosť; pretrvávanie vztrajanje istrajnost framhärdande, ståndaktighet การยืนกราน sebat, ısrar 持久 упертість, наполегливість ثابت قدمي، اصرار sự bền bỉ 持久

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per·sis·tence

n. persistencia, insistencia, constancia.

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