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persevere Definition

per·severe (pʉr′sə vir′)

intransitive verb -·vered′, -·ver′·ing

to continue in some effort, course of action, etc. in spite of difficulty, opposition, etc.; be steadfast in purpose; persist

Etymology: ME perseveren < OFr perseverer < L perseverare < perseverus, very severe, strict < per-, intens. + severus, severe

persevere Related Forms

per′·sever′·ingly adverb

persevere Synonyms

persevere

v.

  1. To continue

    persist, remain, pursue; see continue 1, endure 1.

  2. To be steadfast

    stand firm, insist, be obstinate, stick to one's guns, not take "no" for an answer, hold one's ground.

persevere Usage Examples

Object

  • prayer: What might not happen if God's people throughout the world learned to wait on him in believing, persevering prayer?
  • effort: The monarchy of the West Saxons was laboriously founded by the persevering efforts of three martial generations.
  • man: Nevertheless, these devoted men persevered in their work.

Modifying Another Word

  • tho: Persevere tho and the d & b beats and acoustic clash make sense.
  • however: A bit " fiddly " to access - however persevere!
  • always: It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
  • still: I still persevere to locate a death certificate or some official notice about the sudden disappearance of Mary Jane Dobson.
  • even: Trust me and persevere even if you cannot see any results.
  • so: The while we live, in love let's so persevere, That when we live no more, we may live ever.

Infinitive complement

find: There are plenty of examples in the Bible of people who faced a challenge and who persevered to find a solution.

Preposition: in

  • prayer: Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer.
  • faith: All true believers will persevere in the faith to the end.
  • face: Without help, few are able to sustain the kind of love, that perseveres in the face of deep hurts.
  • way: An even more blessed truth is that our very ability to persevere in this way does not depend on our effort.
  • task: But the faithful prophet perseveres in the task nonetheless.
  • truth: When we abide in Christian doctrine we have the proof of the reality of our faith when we persevere in the truth.

Preposition: under

trial: James 1:12, " Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial.

Preposition: with

  • treatment: Your support may encourage them to persevere with a treatment that they may otherwise have given up on.
  • one: Don't know if I will have the patience to persevere with this one.

Preposition: for

while: I persevered for a while, but just knew that this was not the way for me.