dogged

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('gĭd, dŏg'ĭd) pronunciation
adj.
Stubbornly persevering; tenacious. See synonyms at obstinate.

doggedly dog'ged·ly adv.
doggedness dog'ged·ness n.


is pronounced as one syllable when the meaning is 'continually troubled or harassed' as in He was dogged by misfortune and as two syllables (dog-id) when the meaning is 'tenacious and determined' as in a dogged fighter.

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adj

Definition: determined, persistent
Antonyms: indifferent, irresolute, undetermined, yielding

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To track or follow.

pronunciation The fear that he had forgotten something important dogged him all the way home.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stadig, sammenbidt

Nederlands (Dutch)
hardnekkig, volhardend

Français (French)
adj. - entêté, tenace, persévérant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - hartnäckig, beharrlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επίμονος, πεισματικός, ανυποχώρητος, ισχυρογνώμων

Italiano (Italian)
ostinato, persistente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - persistente

Русский (Russian)
упорный, неутомимый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - tenaz, obstinado, perseverante, persistente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - envis, hårdnackad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
顽固的, 顽强的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 頑固的, 頑強的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 끈질긴, 고집 센

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 頑強な, 根気強い, 強情な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عنيد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עקשני‬


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