dogged persistence

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• persistence — n. 1) to display, show persistence 2) dogged persistence 3) persistence in 4) the persistence to + inf. (will you have the persistence to stick it out?) * * * [pə sɪstəns] showpersistence dogged persistence to display persistence in the… …   Combinatory dictionary

• persistence — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dogged, stubborn ▪ great, remarkable, sheer VERB + PERSISTENCE ▪ demonstrate, show …   Collocations dictionary

• persistence — per|sis|tence [pəˈsıstəns US pər ] n [U] 1.) determination to do something even though it is difficult or other people oppose it ▪ Her persistence paid off when she was offered the job of manager. ▪ Why can t I come? repeated Will with dogged… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dogged — having the qualities of a dog (mostly in a negative sense), c.1300, from DOG (Cf. dog) (n.). Meaning persistent is from 1779. Hence doggedly (late 14c.), cruelly, maliciously; later with a dog s persistence (1773). Related: Doggedness …   Etymology dictionary

• dogged — adj. Dogged is used with these nouns: ↑determination, ↑insistence, ↑perseverance, ↑persistence, ↑pursuit …   Collocations dictionary

• dogged — adj. tenacious; grimly persistent. Phrases and idioms: it s dogged as does it colloq. persistence succeeds. Derivatives: doggedly adv. doggedness n. Etymology: ME f. DOG + ED(1) …   Useful english dictionary

• persistence — Synonyms and related words: abidingness, accordance, adhesiveness, age, antiquity, application, assiduity, assiduousness, bulldog tenacity, bullheadedness, calm, changelessness, cohesiveness, commitment, concentration, consistency, consonance,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• persistence — noun 1. the property of a continuous and connected period of time (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑continuity • Derivationally related forms: ↑persistent, ↑continuous (for: ↑continuity) …   Useful english dictionary

• Kevin J. Anderson — Infobox Science Fiction Writer imagesize = 150px name = Kevin J. Anderson caption = pseudonym = Gabriel Mesta, K.J. Anderson birth date = Birth date and age|1962|3|27|mf=y birth place = Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. death date = death place =… …   Wikipedia

• per·sis·tence — /pɚˈsıstəns/ noun [noncount] 1 : the quality that allows someone to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult or opposed by other people He admired her dogged persistence in pursuing the job. His persistence… …   Useful english dictionary

• Cultivator No. 6 — was the code name of a military trench digging machine developed by the British Royal Navy at the beginning of World War II. The machine was originally known as White Rabbit Number Six; this code name was never officially recognised, but it was… …   Wikipedia