persistence
noun/pəˈsɪstəns/
/pərˈsɪstəns/
[uncountable]- the fact of continuing to try to do something despite difficulties, especially when other people are against you and think that you are being annoying or unreasonable
- His persistence was finally rewarded when the insurance company agreed to pay for the damage.
- It was her sheer persistence that wore them down in the end.
Extra Examples- He achieved success through dogged persistence.
- My persistence in demanding my rights finally paid off.
- a challenge that requires persistence and skill
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dogged
- stubborn
- great
- …
- demonstrate
- show
- require
- …
- be rewarded
- pay off
- by persistence
- through persistence
- the state of continuing to exist for a long period of time
- the persistence of unemployment in the 1970s and 1980s
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French persistance, from the verb persister; influenced in spelling by Latin persistent- ‘continuing steadfastly’.
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