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dogged

/ˈdɒɡɪd/

/ˈdɑɡɪd/

Translations

doggedadjective

more dogged

Comp.

most dogged

Super.

/ˈdɒɡ.ɪd/

/ˈdɔɡ.ɪd/

tenace

Her dogged determination to finish the marathon was truly inspiring.

Sa détermination tenace à terminer le marathon était vraiment inspirante.

obstinéSouligne l’entêtement et la persistance.

He pursued the case with dogged determination.

Il a poursuivi l’affaire avec une détermination obstinée.

Additional translations

acharnéEmploi fréquent dans un registre soutenu ou pour exprimer une persévérance intense.

Synonyms

dogverb

dogged

Past Simple

dogged

Past Simple

dogged

Past Participle

dogging

Gerund

/dɒɡ/

/dɑɡ/

poursuivreSuivre de près et avec insistance.

The paparazzi dogged the celebrity everywhere she went.

Les paparazzis ont poursuivi la célébrité partout où elle allait.

Additional translations

harcelerPar extension, causer des difficultés ou des tourments continus.

fainéanterArgot américain; familier.

Synonyms

dogpast participle

dogged

Past-participle adjective ‘dogged’ meaning ‘persistent; tenacious’.

tenaceSe dit d’une persévérance opiniâtre.

Her dogged determination eventually led to success.

Sa détermination tenace a fini par mener au succès.

Synonyms

Definitions

doggedadjective

Having or showing tenacity and grim persistence.

Her dogged determination to finish the marathon was truly inspiring.

dogverb

To follow or track closely and persistently.

The paparazzi dogged the celebrity everywhere she went.

To cause continual trouble or distress.

The project was dogged by technical difficulties from the start.

US slang, usually with "it". To act lazily or with little effort; to loaf or shirk.

"He was supposed to be running drills, but he kept dogging it on the sidelines."

dogpast participle

Marked by stubborn or determined perseverance.

Her dogged determination eventually led to success.