persevere

See also: persévéré, perseveré, and persévère

English

Alternative forms

• perservere

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French perseverer, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin perseverare (“to continue steadfastly, persist, persevere”), from perseverus (“very strict or earnest”), from per (“through, by the means of”) + severus (“strict, earnest”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Verb

1. To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.
   • 1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear, act 3, scene 5:

     I will persevere in

     my course of loyalty, though the conflict be sore

     between that and my blood.

   • 1817, Jane Austen, Persuasion, ch. 1:

     Sir Walter had sought the acquaintance, and though his overtures had not been met with any warmth, he had persevered in seeking it.

   • c. 1918 P. G. Wodehouse, "The Agonies of Writing a Musical Comedy":

     He is a trifle discouraged, but he perseveres.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:persevere

Related terms

• perseverance
• perseverant

Translations

persist steadfastly

• Catalan: perseverar (ca)
• Chinese:

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• Dutch: handhaven (nl)
• Faroese: halda á
• French: persévérer (fr)
• German: ausdauern, ausharren (de), beharren (de), durchhalten (de), standhaft bleiben, nicht aufgeben
• Greek: αντέχω (el) (antécho)
• Icelandic: halda ótrauður áfram, seiglast við, láta ekki deigan síga, láta engan bilbug á sér finna
• Korean: 견디다 (ko) (gyeondida), 계속하다 (ko) (繼續하다, gyesokada), 꿋꿋하다 (kkutkkutada)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latin: persevērō
• Maori: hohota
• Polish: wytrwać (pl) pf, dotrwać pf
• Portuguese: perseverar (pt)
• Romanian: persevera (ro), stărui (ro)
• Russian: добива́ться (ru) (dobivátʹsja)
• Scottish Gaelic: lean air, cum ri
• Spanish: perseverar (es)
• Swahili: kudumu
• Turkish: sebat etmek (tr)

Further reading

• “persevere”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “persevere”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “persevere”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Portuguese

Verb

persevere

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾseˈbeɾe/ [peɾ.seˈβ̞e.ɾe]

Verb

persevere

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of perseverar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of perseverar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of perseverar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of perseverar.