Definitions for persevereˌpɜr səˈvɪər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
per•se•vereˌpɜr səˈvɪər(v.i.)-vered, -ver•ing.
to persist in pursuing something in spite of obstacles or opposition.
Origin of persevere:
1325–75; ME < MF perseverer < L persevērāre to persist, der. of persevērus very strict. See per -, severe
per`se•ver′ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on(verb)
be persistent, refuse to stop
"he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
persevere(verb)ˌpɜr səˈvɪər
≠ give up
Walking after the accident was hard but he persevered.
Wiktionary
persevere(Verb)
To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey or mission in spite of distraction, difficulty, obstacles or discouragement.
Origin: From persévérer, from perseverare, from perseverus, from per + severus.
Webster Dictionary
Persevere(verb)
to persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken
Translations for persevere
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
persevere(verb)
to continue to (try to) do something in spite of difficulties
He persevered in his task.
- uithou, aanhouAfrikaans
- يُواظِب، يُثابِر علىArabic
- постоянствамBulgarian
- perseverarPortuguese (BR)
- vytrvatCzech
- beharrenGerman
- blive ved; være udholdendeDanish
- εμμένωGreek
- perseverar, insistirSpanish
- jonnakalt jätkamaEstonian
- استقامت کردنFarsi
- pysyä lujanaFinnish
- persévérerFrench
- לְהַתמִידHebrew
- निरन्तर प्रयत्न करनाHindi
- ustrajati, biti uporanCroatian
- kitartHungarian
- menekuniIndonesian
- þraukaIcelandic
- perseverareItalian
- やり通すJapanese
- 버티어내다Korean
- atkakliai (ko) siekti, (ką) darytiLithuanian
- būt neatlaidīgam; neatkāptiesLatvian
- tabahMalay
- volhardenDutch
- holde ut, være standhaftigNorwegian
- wytrwaćPolish
- استقامت کردنPersian
- ټينګار كول (دمشكلاتو په مقابل كې): مقاومت كولPashto
- insistirPortuguese
- a persevera; a stăruiRomanian
- упорно, настойчиво добиватьсяRussian
- vytrvaťSlovak
- vztrajatiSlovenian
- istrajatiSerbian
- framhärda, hålla utSwedish
- บากบั่นThai
- sebat etmek, azmetmekTurkish
- 不屈不撓Chinese (Trad.)
- наполегливо домагатисяUkrainian
- ثابت قدم رہناUrdu
- kiên trìVietnamese
- 不屈不挠Chinese (Simp.)
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