# dogged

Pronunciation: US say "DAW-gid" /ˈdɔɡɪd/; UK say "DOG-id" /ˈdɒɡɪd/

## Adjective

1. Stubbornly persistent in effort, refusing to give up despite difficulty or opposition.
   - Simple: Refusing to give up, even when things are very hard.
   - _Their dogged determination kept the rescue operation going through the night._
   - _Critics admired how dogged she remained despite years of repeated failures._

## Verb

Pronunciation: US say "DAWGD" /dɔɡd/; UK say "DOGD" /dɒɡd/

2. Simple past and past participle of dog. — simple past and past participle of dog
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of dog. Use this form when something followed or troubled someone in the past.
   - _Injuries dogged the athlete throughout her entire career._
   - _He had been dogged by rumors for months before the truth finally emerged._

## Adverb

3. To a high degree; very. *(dated)*
   - Simple: Very, used before another word to make it stronger.
   - _He was dogged sure he'd left the keys right on the table._
   - _The old man claimed the winter had been dogged cold that year._

## Origin

**Meaning 2** — Formed from the verb "to dog."
**Meanings 1, 3** — From Middle English "dogged" (also "doggid," "doggyd"), meaning having characteristics similar to those of a dog, equivalent to "dog" plus the suffix "-ed."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/dogged (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).