persistent (adj.)
continuing firmly
Examples
- Persistent efforts.
Key rules
- Persistent means continuing firmly despite difficulty
- Persistent efforts, persistent cough
- Persistence is the noun
Common mistakes
- His persistence cough → His persistent cough
- She is persistently → She is persistent
Use cases
- Describing effort
- Describing health
- Describing weather
💡 Tip: Persistent can be positive or negative.