persevere (verb)
111act — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. & v. See action, drama, conduct, affectation, representation, rule. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An action] Syn. action, deed, performance, exploit; see action 2 . 2. [An official or legal s …
112endure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. continue, remain, wear, last; abide, bear, suffer, bear up, sustain, undergo; tolerate, put up with, stand, brook, permit. See resistance, feeling, durability, existence. Ant., perish, falter. II… …
113fight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. battle, affray, brawl, quarrel; contest, struggle; pugnacity. Slang, scrap. See contention, irascibility, resolution. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A violent struggle] Syn. strife, conflict, contention, feud …
114go — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. go away, leave, depart, withdraw, retire, exit; vanish, disappear, evaporate, evanesce; operate, work, run, function, succeed; proceed, pass; wend, stir; extend, reach; elapse, pass; wither, fade,… …
115hold — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. grasp, clutch, grip; tenure, possession; control, influence, domination; ownership, keeping; anchor, rein. v. have, occupy, retain, own, possess; restrain, repress, control, pinion, curb; check, stop …
116insist — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. state, maintain, hold to; persist, urge, press; demand. See affirmation, compulsion, obstinacy. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To declare firmly or persistently] Syn. maintain, contend, assert, dwell on;… …
117keep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. retain, hold, have, possess; receive, preserve; celebrate (holidays), maintain; sustain, continue; hold back, save, cling to, detain. See possession, preservation. n. subsistence, maintenance; donjon …
118last — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. endure, persist, continue, abide. See time, durability. adj. final, ultimate; latest. See end, newness, past.Ant., first. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Final] Syn. ultimate, utmost, lowest, meanest,… …
119plod — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. persevere, persist; trudge, walk; labor, drudge, toil. See resolution, slowness, exertion. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. trudge, hike, plug; see walk 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1. trudge walk… …
120pursue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. follow (see pursuit); continue; seek after; be engaged in, undertake. See inquiry, undertaking, business. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To chase] Syn. seek, hound, track, track down, dog, shadow, search… …
