persevere
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persevere
- /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə/ UK
- /ˌpɝ.səˈviɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English perseveren, from Old French perseverer, from Latin persevērāre (“to continue steadfastly, persist, persevere”), from perseverus (“very strict or earnest”), from per (“through, by the means of”) + severus (“strict, earnest”). Doublet of perseverate.
verb perseveres · persevering · persevered · perservere · persever
- To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement. I will persevere in my course of loyalty, though the conflict be sore between that and my blood.
- To stay constant; to continue in a certain state; to remain.
Similar: abide, astand, bear up, carry on, continue, endure, follow up, hang in there, hold on, hold out, hold the line, hold up, keep a stiff upper lip, keep trying, keep up, persevere, persist, plod, plug, plug away, resist, soldier on, stay, stay the course, stay the distance, stick it out, stick to, stick by one's guns, stick to one's guns, stick with · Opposite: cease, desist, give up, quit, stop, surrender, yield
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verb
Similar: abide, astand, bear up, carry on, continue, endure, follow up, hang in there, hold on, hold out, hold the line, hold up, keep a stiff upper lip, keep trying, keep up, persevere, persist, plod, plug, plug away, resist, soldier on, stay, stay the course, stay the distance, stick it out, stick to, stick by one's guns, stick to one's guns, stick with · Opposite: cease, desist, give up, quit, stop, surrender, yield
Translations
Every language
verb persist steadfastly
| Español | perseverar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 견디다 gyeondida, 계속(繼續)하다 gyesokhada, 꿋꿋하다 kkutkkuthada |
| 中文 | 堅持 /坚持 jiānchí |
| Kiswahili | kudumu |
| Português | perseverar |
| Français | persévérer |
| Deutsch | ausdauern, ausharren, beharren, durchhalten, standhaft bleiben, nicht aufgeben |
| Italiano | perseverare |
| Ελληνικά | αντέχω antécho |
| Română | persevera, stărui |
| Русский | добива́ться dobivátʹsja, упорствовать uporstvovatʹ |
| עברית | עמד amád |
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