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(instransitive, chiefly psychology) To persist in doing something; to continue to repeat an action after the original stimulus has ended.

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perseverate

Source Word

perseverate

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

transitive

Japanese Meaning

（心理学的用語）刺激が消えた後、同じ行動を繰り返し続けること / 固定化された行動パターンに固執し、同一の行動を反復すること

She tends to perseverate on the same question during meetings, unable to move on.

彼女は会議中、同じ質問にいつまでも固執してしまい、先に進めない。

Sense（1）

After perseverating for several more months, Woodrow Wilson accepted the offer.

Sense（2）

(transitive, psychology) To cause the perseveration of (a given reflex or response).

perseverates

（ present singular third-person ）

perseverating

（ participle present ）

perseverated

（ participle past ）

perseverated

（ past ）