perseverate

pərˈsɛvəˌreɪt

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Definition of perseverate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

psychology

intr.

TECH.

continue a behavior after the stimulus is gone

intr.

TECH.

He tends to perseverate on past mistakes.

continue

persist

repetition

tr.

Rare

repeat something persistently

tr.

Rare

He tends to perseverate on this issue despite our discussions..

reiterate

repeat

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Origin of perseverate

Latin, perseverare (to persist)

Examples of perseverate in a sentence

After the alarm stopped, he continued to perseverate on the noise.
She tends to perseverate on minor details.
They perseverate on their mistakes, unable to move forward.

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French:persister, se répéter, ...
German:verharren, perseverieren, ...
Italian:perseverare, ripetere insistentemente, ...
Spanish:obsesionarse, repetir insistentemente, ...
Portuguese:perseverar, repetir insistentemente, ...
Chinese:执着, 反复做, ...
Japanese:くよくよ考え続ける, しつこく繰り返す, ...
Arabic:اِسْتَمَرَّ, ألحَّ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְמַקֵּד בְּמִישֶׁהוּ, לַחֲזוֹר בְּעַקְבִּיּוּת, ...
Russian:зацикливаться, упорно повторять, ...
Ukrainian:персевірувати, повторювати, ...
Hindi:अटक जाना, दोहराना, ...
Bengali:অবিরত থাকা, অবিরত পুনরাবৃত্তি করা, ...
Catalan:perseverar, repetir insistentment, ...
Czech:perseverovat, opakovat stále totéž, ...
Danish:gruble, perseverere, ...
Dutch:blijven hangen, herhalen, ...
Greek:επιμένω, επαναλαμβάνω επίμονα, ...
Hungarian:perszeverálni, ismételgetni, ...
Khmer:ជាប់គាំងលើគំនិតដដែល, និយាយដដែលៗ, ...
Korean:계속 집착하다, 반복하다, ...
Persian:پافشاری کرد, تکرار کردن, ...
Polish:przeżywać, powtarzać, ...
Portuguese (BR):perseverar, repetir insistentemente, ...
Romanian:a rumina, a repeta, ...
Swedish:älta, upprepa, ...
Thai:คิดซ้ำๆ, พูดซ้ำ, ...
Turkish:takılı kalmak, tekrarlamak, ...
Vietnamese:lặp lại, nhắc đi nhắc lại, ...

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