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# stubborn

«stubborn» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not willing to change your mind or do what others want…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (stubborn; more stubborn, most stubborn)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not willing to change your mind or do what others want, even when you should. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubborn/#m1)

2) Hard to remove, move or deal with: a stubborn stain, a stubborn cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubborn/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories a stubborn character refuses to listen; the stubborn mule is a classic. In everyday life, stubborn stains and stubborn coughs do not go away easily. It can be a weakness or a strength (not giving up). Phrases: stubborn as a mule, stubborn stain, stubborn streak.

### examples

- My little brother is too stubborn to say sorry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubborn/#x1)
- The stubborn donkey would not move. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubborn/#x2)
- This stubborn stain won't wash out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubborn/#x3)
- She was stubborn and kept trying until she solved the puzzle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubborn/#x4)
- I have had a stubborn cough all week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubborn/#x5)
- Don't be so stubborn — just try it! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubborn/#x6)
- But Pinocchio was as stubborn as ever. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stubborn/#x7)

### note

Adverb stubbornly; noun stubbornness (double n). Related: obstinate, pig-headed (informal); determined is the positive version.

### In the corpora

- ["Knows his own mind" is a kind way to say stubborn.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/16-school-reports/15/)
- [And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, he refuseth to let the people go.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.191/)
- [But the heart of Pharaoh was stubborn, and he did not let the people go.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.242/)
- [For Israel is stubborn like a stubborn heifer; now shall the LORD feed them as a lamb in a large place?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.55/)
- [But they refused to attend, and turned a stubborn shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ZEC.96/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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