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persevere
[ pur-suh-veer ]
verb (used without object)
- to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.
- to persist in speech, interrogation, argument, etc.; insist.
verb (used with object)
- to bolster, sustain, or uphold:
unflagging faith that had persevered him.
persevere
/ ˌpɜːsɪˈvɪə /
verb
- introften foll byin to show perseverance
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Derived Forms
- ˌperseˈveringly, adverb
- ˌperseˈvering, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of persevere1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of persevere1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
There have been many struggles, trials, battles, and losses through which my name has helped me persevere.
She writes of the struggles, battles, and losses through which her name has helped her persevere—to the role that made her famous.
I wrote about the motivations of businessmen, and their determination to persevere.
“The secret of her success and survival is her enormous ability to persevere,” Grubman says.
These are very determined and deliberate people who will almost always persevere no matter what impediments we place in their way.
The friends of truth cannot justifiably persevere in supporting the British Constitution as the ordinance of God.
All that is necessary is to persevere faithfully in the ordinary duties of life, and to perform them to the best of our ability.
By exerting myself to persevere for about a month, I was enabled to feel perfectly resigned.
Tidings of the repulse were brought to Pitt; he sent reinforcements and ordered the commander to persevere.
What do girls amount to who think only of their own pleasure, and never persevere to the successful end?
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