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- Dictionarypersistence/pəˈsɪst(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. the fact of continuing in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition: "Cardiff's persistence was rewarded with a try"
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the quality of being persistent, or the act of persisting: A problem with using pesticides is the persistence of chemicals in the soil. His persistence paid off – he won the contract. (Definition of persistence from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of persistence. persistence.
The meaning of PERSISTENCE is the action or fact of persisting. How to use persistence in a sentence.
Persistence is the ability to stick with something. If you practice the violin for over a year in order to play "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" perfectly, that's persistence! Persistence can also mean something that lasts for a very long time.
the act or fact of persisting. the quality of being persistent: You have persistence, I'll say that for you. continued existence or occurrence: the persistence of smallpox. the continuance of an effect after its cause is removed. persistence. / pəˈsɪstəns / noun. the quality of persisting; tenacity.
Persistence is the quality or act of continuing to do something despite difficulties or opposition. It can also refer to the continuance of an effect after the cause is removed. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and sentences of persistence.
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.
to continue to exist past the usual time, or to continue to do something in a determined way even when facing difficulties or opposition: If the pain persists, consult a doctor. Although the meeting had ended, she persisted in trying to question the mayor.
