persevere (verb)
1persevere — ► VERB ▪ continue in a course of action in spite of difficulty or lack of success. DERIVATIVES perseverance noun. ORIGIN Latin perseverare abide by strictly …
2persevere — I verb adhere, apply oneself, be constant, be determined, be obstinate, be resolute, be steadfast, be steady, be stubborn, be tenacious, be unyielding, carry on, cling, cling tenaciously, constare, continue, endure, exert oneself, follow up, go… …
3persevere — verb she will persevere regardless of the obstacles Syn: persist, continue, carry on, go on, keep on, keep going, struggle on, hammer away, be persistent, be determined, see/follow something through, keep at it, press on/ahead, not take no for an …
4persevere — verb To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey or mission in spite of distraction, difficulty, obstacles or discouragement. See Also: perseverance, perseverant …
5persevere — verb continue in a course of action in spite of difficulty or with little or no indication of success. Derivatives perseverance noun persevering adjective perseveringly adverb Origin ME: from OFr. perseverer, from L. perseverare abide by strictly …
6persevere — verb (I) approving to continue trying to do something in a very determined way in spite of difficulties (+ at/in/with): Rob keeps persevering in his efforts to learn French. persevering adjective …
7persevere — UK [ˌpɜː(r)sɪˈvɪə(r)] / US [ˌpɜsəˈvɪr] verb [intransitive] Word forms persevere : present tense I/you/we/they persevere he/she/it perseveres present participle persevering past tense persevered past participle persevered to continue trying to… …
8persevere — per|se|vere [ ,pɜsə vır ] verb intransitive to continue trying to achieve something difficult: persevere in/with: Police negotiators will persevere with their efforts to free the hostages …
9persevere — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)sɪvɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] perseveres, persevering, persevered VERB If you persevere with something, you keep trying to do it and do not give up, even though it is difficult. This ability to persevere despite obstacles and setbacks is the quality… …
10persevere — /pɜsəˈvɪə / (say persuh vear) verb (i) (persevered, persevering) to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty or obstacles; continue steadfastly. {Middle English persevere(n), from French persévérer, from Latin… …