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# doggedly

«doggedly» in Mova's school dictionary: **In a stubborn, determined way; going on and not giving…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

In a stubborn, determined way; going on and not giving up, even when it is hard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

It praises perseverance: someone works or walks doggedly on despite tiredness, rain or failure. Common in «doggedly determined», «doggedly refused», «worked doggedly». It is a good word for describing scientists, explorers, athletes and pupils who keep trying.

### examples

- Ben worked doggedly at his long division until he got it right. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#x1)
- The explorers trudged doggedly through the snow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#x2)
- Mole doggedly followed the path even though the wood frightened him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#x3)
- She doggedly refused to give up her seat on the team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#x4)
- The tortoise plodded doggedly on and won the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#x5)
- The rescue workers dug doggedly through the night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#x6)
- He practised his spellings doggedly every evening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#x7)
- “I’ll swing before I go in there,” replied Starkey doggedly, and again he had the support of the crew. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/#x8)

### note

Adverb from the adjective «dogged» (pronounced DOG-id, two syllables), meaning stubborn and determined. It comes from the way a dog holds on and will not let go. Not rude and not about dogs today; it is a compliment.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «doggedly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doggedly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.