persevere (verb)
121retain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See retention. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To hold] Syn. cling to, grasp, clutch; see hold 1 . 2. [To keep] Syn. preserve, put away, husband; see maintain 3 . 3. [To reserve services] Syn. employ, hire …
122run — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scurry, hasten, travel, abscond; ply, flow; liquefy; act, function, extend, complete, pass into, continue, elapse; operate, work; ravel; thrust, compete; smuggle; informal, streak. See motion,… …
123slog — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. plod, trudge (see slowness). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. toil, labor, perform; see work 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. plod, toil, laboriously make one s way, labor, grind, trudge, drag, pursue… …
124stick — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stab, puncture, prick; put, place, thrust; glue; transfix, impale; informal, puzzle, stump. See opening, coherence, difficulty. v. i. adhere, cling; stay, remain, tarry; stall, freeze, be immobile …
125survive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. outlive, outlast; live; escape [with one s life]; continue, persist, remain, endure, abide, last. See durability, permanence. Ant., succumb, pass. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To live on] Syn. outlive,… …
126bear up — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. withstand, persevere, carry on, keep one s chin up*; see endure 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To withstand stress or difficulty: endure, hold up, stand up. See CONTINUE …
127resist — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To stand firm against] Syn. withstand, hold, remain, maintain, endure, bear, continue, persist, obtain, stay, brook, suffer, weather, abide, tolerate, be unalterable, be immune, be unsusceptible, be strong, persevere, last,… …
128stay with — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To persevere in some condition, action, or belief: keep, maintain, retain. See CONTINUE …
