persistently

Thân thiện

He persistently knocked on the door until someone answered.

Definition

Adverb: 1. In a persistent manner; continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action or opinion in spite of difficulty or opposition. It describes an action done with steady, often stubborn, determination. 2. In a continuous, repeated, or recurring way. It describes an action or state that happens again and again over time.

Usage

• Use "persistently" to describe how an action is performed, emphasizing its continual, determined, or repeated nature.
• It often modifies verbs related to effort, asking, trying, occurring, or happening.

Examples

• Modifying a verb of action/effort:
  • She persistently applied for jobs until she finally got an offer.
  • The lawyer persistently argued her client's case.
• Modifying a verb of inquiry:
  • The child persistently asked "why?" about everything.
  • He was asking questions, unavoidable questions, persistently.
• Modifying a verb of occurrence:
  • It rained persistently for three days.
  • The problem has persistently plagued the system for years.

Advanced Usage

• "To act/behave persistently": To act in a determined, unyielding manner.
  • He acted persistently in his pursuit of the truth.
• "To occur/happen persistently": To happen repeatedly or continuously.
  • Minor errors have been occurring persistently in the reports.

Variants and Related Words

• Persistent (adjective): Continuing firmly or obstinately; constantly repeated.
  • He is a persistent worker.
  • She has a persistent cough.
• Persistence (noun): The fact of continuing in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition; the continued or prolonged existence of something.
  • Her persistence led to her success.
  • The persistence of the drought worried farmers.

Synonyms

• Doggedly: With tenacity and grim persistence.
• Tenaciously: In a determined, persistent manner.
• Relentlessly: In an unceasingly intense or harsh way.
• Continuously: Without interruption.
• Constantly: Continuously over a period of time; always.

Antonyms

• Intermittently: At irregular intervals; not continuously.
• Sporadically: Occasionally or at irregular intervals.
• Half-heartedly: Without enthusiasm or energy.
• Temporarily: For a limited period of time; not permanently.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. with persistence
2. in a persistent manner
   • he was asking questions, unavoidable questions, persistently...