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persevere

/ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə/US/ˌpɝ.səˈviɹ/

persevere verb: to persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.

Verb

persevere (third-person singular simple present perseveres, present participle persevering, simple past and past participle persevered)

  1. (intransitive) To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.
    • I will persevere in
      my course of loyalty, though the conflict be sore
      between that and my blood.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    • Sir Walter had sought the acquaintance, and though his overtures had not been met with any warmth, he had persevered in seeking it.1817 (date written), [Jane Austen], chapter I, in Persuasion; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. […], volume (please specify |volume=III or IV), London: John Murray, […], 20 December 1817...
  2. (copulative, intransitive, obsolete) To stay constant; to continue in a certain state; to remain.

persevere meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada

persevere in Tamil

தொடர்ந்து முயல், உஞற்று, கடுமுயற்சி கொள், விடாமுயற்சியுடன் செயலாற்று, ஊக்கத்துடன் தொடர், நிலைநில்

persevere in Bengali

অধ্যবসায় করা, অবিচল থাকা

persevere in Malayalam

തളർന്നുപോകാതെ അദ്ധ്വാനിക്കുക, അനവരതം പ്രവർത്തിക്കുക, തടസ്സം കൂടാതെ പ്രയത്നിക്കുക

persevere in Kannada

ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಡದಿರು
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persevere in Odia
ନିଠାଇବା niṭhāibā

Synonyms of persevere

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Antonyms

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Forms of persevere

third-person singular presentperseveres
present participlepersevering
past participlepersevered
pastpersevered
alternative formperservere
alternative formpersever

Past tense of persevere: persevered

Origin of persevere

From Middle English perseveren, from Old French perseverer, from Latin persevērāre (“to continue steadfastly, persist, persevere”), from perseverus (“very strict or earnest”), from per (“through, by the means of”) + severus (“strict, earnest”). Doublet of perseverate.

Words that rhyme with persevere

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Questions about persevere

What does persevere mean?
Persevere means to persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.
What is persevere in Tamil?
Persevere in Tamil is தொடர்ந்து முயல், உஞற்று, கடுமுயற்சி கொள். See Persevere meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is persevere?
Persevere is a verb.
How do you pronounce persevere?
Persevere is pronounced /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə/ (UK).
What is the past tense of persevere?
The past tense of persevere is persevered.

Words near persevere in the dictionary

  1. perseverativeness
  2. perseverator
  3. perseverators
  4. perseveraunce
  5. perseveraunt
  6. persevere
  7. persevered
  8. perseverence
  9. perseverent
  10. perseverer
  11. perseverers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: persevere (page history and authors); persevere (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Persevere (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); persevere (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); persevere (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ନିଠାଇବା (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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