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persistently

/pɚˈsɪstəntli/ /pərˈsɪstəntli/

Meanings
adverb
In a persistent manner.

Examples :

"The small girl persistently asked her father to buy her the doll."
attitude character tendency action

Related Words

Illustration buy

buy noun

/baɪ/

Something which is bought; a purchase.

"At only $30, the second-hand kitchen table was a great buy."

Illustration persistent

persistent adjective

/pəˈsɪstənt/ /pɚˈsɪstənt/

Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.

"She has had a persistent cough for weeks."

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration asked

asked verb

/ˈɑːskt/ /ˈæskt/

To request (information, or an answer to a question).

"I asked her age."

Illustration in

in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration girl

girl noun

/ɡɵːl/ /ɡɛəl/ /ɡɝl/

A female child, adolescent, or a young woman.

"My sister, a bright young girl, is in the seventh grade. "

Illustration small

small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

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manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

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father noun

/ˈfaːðə/ /ˈfɑːðə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɑðɚ/

A (generally human) male who begets a child.

"My father was a strong influence on me."

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."

Illustration doll

doll noun

/dɒl/ /dɑl/

A toy in the form of a human.

"My little sister loves her new doll; she takes it everywhere. "