Persistent

adjRoot wordSSC PYQ × 11

/pərsˈɪstənt/ · पसिस्टन्ट

Meaning

Existing for a long or longer than usual time

हिंदी अर्थ

दृढ़ता से लगे रहने वाला

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
Example sentences

Her persistent effort finally paid off.

A persistent cough needs a doctor.

Daily use: Persistent raho, result aayega.

Word forms
Persistence nPersist vPersistent adjPersistently adv
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Per = पूरी तरह + -sist = डटे रहना (जैसे insist और resist में)। Persistent यानी पूरी तरह डटा रहने वाला — लगातार लगा व्यक्ति, या सामान्य से ज़्यादा देर टिकने वाली समस्या, जैसे persistent cough।

Per means thoroughly and -sist means to stand firm, as in insist and resist. Something persistent stands firm all the way: a person who keeps going, or a problem that lasts longer than usual, like a persistent cough.

Exam note

Options में synonym: tenacious, dogged, chronic, incessant, constant; antonym: intermittent, transient, occasional। Spelling -ent से, -ant से नहीं।

Synonyms in options: tenacious, dogged, chronic, incessant, constant; antonyms: intermittent, transient, occasional. Spell it with -ent, not -ant.

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