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How to pronounce persistently

IPA transcription: [pɚ'sɪstəntli]

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Adverb

  • in a persistent manner

    “he was asking questions, unavoidable questions, persistently...”

  • with persistence

Usage examples

  • Securing funding was a persistently worrying issue throughout the early development of the engine.
  • All the time he whistled softly and persistently to himself.
  • Male students who persistently misbehave receive corporal punishment in the form of a caning.
  • On all other matters, she seems persistently apathetic.
  • They find that in complete contract markets, firms persistently try to enforce lower wages.
  • Voltage-sensitive sodium channels become persistently active at the resting membrane potential.