Magpadayon

to persist; to continueverb

Alternative meanings

to persist; to continue; to keep going; to remain firm; to not give up; to keep doing something despite difficulties

Pronunciation

mag-pah-DAH-yohn

Root and affixes

From padayon, to continue or keep going. Magpadayon expresses continuing, persevering, or staying with something.

Variants or conjugations

to continue/persist; continue; continued; still continue; will continue; continuation

Related words and expressions

continue; effort; strength; determination; endurance/perseverance; insistence/pressure; continuation

Meaning and usage notes

Magpadayon is natural for persist in a positive or neutral sense. If persist means pressure or insist too much, pagpamugos may be more exact. For persevering with endurance, paglahutay also fits.