The weeds were very persistent.
a stubbornly persistent unemployment problem
Some infections can be quite persistent.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
Persistent — may relate to: * Persistent Systems, a software company based in Pune, India * Persistent data structure, a data structure in computing which preserves the previous version of itself when it is modified * Persistent organic pollutant, an organic… … Wikipedia
persistent — PERSISTÉNT, Ă, persistenţi, te, adj. Care rămâne (multă vreme) neschimbat, care continuă să existe sau să dureze (multă vreme); care se menţine fără să slăbească în intensitate. ♢ (bot.) Frunze persistente = frunze care rămân verzi în timpul… … Dicționar Român
Persistent — Per*sist ent, a. [L. persistens, entis, p. pr. of persistere. See {Persist}.] 1. Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Remaining beyond the period when parts of the same kind… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Persistént — (lat.), beharrend; Persisténz, Beharrlichkeit; persistieren, dauern; auf etwas bestehen … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
persistent — I adjective abiding, adamant, assiduous, chronic, continued, continuing, continuous, determined, diligent, dogged, durable, enduring, everlasting, faithful, indefatigable, insistent, lasting, obstinate, patient, perdurable, perseverant,… … Law dictionary
persistent — 1826, from PERSISTENCE (Cf. persistence) or from L. persistentem, prp. of persistere. Related: Persistently … Etymology dictionary
persistent — [adj] determined; continuous assiduous, bound, bound and determined*, bulldogged*, constant, continual, dogged, endless, enduring, firm, fixed, immovable, incessant, indefatigable, in for long haul*, insistent, interminable, like bad penny*,… … New thesaurus
persistent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) persisting or having a tendency to persist. 2) continuing or recurring; prolonged. 3) Botany & Zoology (of a horn, leaf, etc.) remaining attached instead of falling off in the normal manner. DERIVATIVES persistence noun… … English terms dictionary
persistent — [pər sist′ənt, pərzist′ənt] adj. [L persistens, prp. of persistere: see PERSIST] 1. refusing to relent; continuing, esp. in the face of opposition, interference, etc.; stubborn; persevering 2. continuing to exist or endure; lasting without change … English World dictionary
persistent — adjective Etymology: Latin persistent , persistens, present participle of persistere Date: 1826 1. existing for a long or longer than usual time or continuously: as a. retained beyond the usual period < a persistent leaf > b. continuing without… … New Collegiate Dictionary
persistent — per|sis|tent [pəˈsıstənt US pər ] adj 1.) [usually before noun] continuing to exist or happen, especially for longer than is usual or desirable ▪ persistent rumours ▪ persistent headaches ▪ a persistent problem ▪ persistent rain 2.) continuing to … Dictionary of contemporary English
