dogged the city for years

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0In his role Bertolaso will have the authority to open new dump sites and landfills in the region to alleviate a problem that has dogged the city for years.02br02br00Here's another dog. This word, though the noun is simple, is really difficult to master when it's used as a verb.02br02br00What's the meaning, please?02br02br00Thanks!0-

Optilang · Accepted Answer

0dogged the city = troubled the city, plagued the city 0-

New2grammar · Answer

0Though your definition is better, it's not in my dictionary. 02br
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01b001. 02b00To track or trail persistently: 01i01font00"A stranger then is still ******* us"02font02i00 01i01font00Arthur Conan Doyle.02font02i02br
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01b002. 02b00To hold or fasten with a mechanical device: 01i01font00"Watertight doors and hatches were dropped into place and dogged down to give the ship full watertight integrity"02font02i0-

Optilang · Answer

0 I have always understood 'to be dogged by' as to be bothered by02br
00Dogged down is a new one on me 0-

RayH · Answer

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01cite10New2grammar12cite10What's the meaning, please?12blockquote

10Stubbornly persevering; tenacious.02p

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