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per·se·vere    Audio Help   [pur-suh-veer] Pronunciation Key verb, -vered, -ver·ing.
–verb (used without object)
1.to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.
2.to persist in speech, interrogation, argument, etc.; insist.
–verb (used with object)
3.to bolster, sustain, or uphold: unflagging faith that had persevered him.

[Origin: 1325–75; ME perseveren < MF perseverer < L persevérāre to persist, deriv. of persevérus very strict. See per-, severe]

1. See continue.
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per·se·vere    Audio Help   (pûr'sə-vîr')  Pronunciation Key 
intr.v.   per·se·vered, per·se·ver·ing, per·se·veres
To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement.


[Middle English perseveren, from Old French perseverer, from Latin persevērāre, from persevērus, very serious : per-, per- + sevērus, severe; see segh- in Indo-European roots.]

per'se·ver'ing·ly adv.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
persevere 
c.1340 (implied in perseverance), from O.Fr. perseverer, from L. perseverare "continue steadfastly, persist," from persevereus "very strict, earnest," from per- "very" + severus "strict" (see severity).

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persevere

verb
be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" 

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persevere [pəːsiˈviə] verb
to continue to (try to) do something in spite of difficulties
Example: He persevered in his task.
Arabic: يُواظِب، يُثابِر على
Chinese (Simplified): 不屈不挠
Chinese (Traditional): 不屈不撓
Czech: vytrvat
Danish: blive ved; være udholdende
Dutch: volharden
Estonian: jonnakalt jätkama
Finnish: jatkaa sisukkaasti, *sinnikkäästi, *hellittämättä
French: persévérer
German: beharren
Greek: εμμένω
Hungarian: kitart
Icelandic: þrauka
Indonesian: menekuni
Italian: perseverare
Japanese: やり通す
Korean: 굴하지 않고 꾸준히 하다, 끝까지 해내다
Latvian: būt neatlaidīgam; neatkāpties
Lithuanian: atkakliai (ko) siekti, (ką) daryti
Norwegian: holde ut, være standhaftig
Polish: wytrwać
Portuguese (Brazil): perseverar
Portuguese (Portugal): insistir
Romanian: a persevera; a stărui
Russian: упорно, настойчиво добиваться
Slovak: vytrvať
Slovenian: vztrajati
Spanish: perseverar, insistir
Swedish: framhärda, hålla ut
Turkish: sebat etmek, azmetmek
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Persevere

Con*tin"ue\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Continued; p. pr. & vb. n. Continuing.] [F. continuer, L. continuare, -tinuatum, to connect, continue, fr. continuus. See Continuous, and cf. Continuate.]

1. To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.

Here to continue, and build up here A growing empire. --Milton.

They continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. --Matt. xv. 32.

2. To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last.

But now thy kingdom shall not continue. --1 Sam. xiii. 14.

3. To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance.

If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. --John viii. 31.

Syn: To persevere; persist. See Persevere.
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