Persevere Definition

pûrsə-vîr
persevered, perseveres, persevering
verb
persevered, perseveres, persevering
To continue in some effort, course of action, etc. in spite of difficulty, opposition, etc.; be steadfast in purpose; persist.
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Origin of Persevere

  • Middle English perseveren from Old French perseverer from Latin persevērāre from persevērus very serious per- per- sevērus severe segh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French persévérer, from Latin perseverare (“to continue steadfastly, persist, persevere"), from perseverus (“very strict or earnest"), from per (“through") + severus (“strict, earnest").

    From Wiktionary

Persevere Sentence Examples

  • When Grey attempted to persevere with his scheme he was recalled.

  • Meanwhile, however, he was encouraged to persevere by the fact that his brother Theobald had withdrawn his claim to the duchy of Normandy, and retired in his favor.

  • But he could persevere in an astute policy under the cover of an easy geniality and had no scruples.

  • Some sort of constitutional pretence was given to the decision of the government to persevere with the military reforms by the support of the Upper House, and of this Bismarck availed himself to raise the necessary taxes without the consent of the popular assembly.

  • At first all will be dark and comfortless; but if thou persevere day and night, thou wilt feel an ineffable jay; and no sooner has the soul discovered the place of the heart than it is involved in a mystic and ethereal light."

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