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undauntedun‧daunt‧ed /ʌnˈdɔːntɪd $ -ˈdɒːn-/ adjective   - At first he had no press but, undaunted, wrote the paper by hand!
- Hills, however, is undaunted.
- Our team of ballot counters, undaunted by the mammoth task before them, faithfully recorded your favorites.
- Paul Lexington seemed, as ever, undaunted by the small audience.
- Roeser, undaunted, refuses to panic.
- So, intellectually unfashionable but undaunted, the idea of Utopia abandoned the world altogether and was launched into space.
- This is a disappointment, but he remains undaunted.
- Unconvinced, the battalion marched out of the city, but the undaunted colonel followed, arguing as he went.
to continue doing something in a determined way► persevere to continue trying to do something in a very patient and determined way, in spite of difficulties: · He didn't know any English, but he persevered and became a good student.persevere with: · When a country is able to persevere with reforms, the result can be a return to economic stability.persevere in: · Stevenson persevered in his efforts to discover what had really happened.persevere in the face of something: · Children today seem less willing to seek out challenges and persevere in the face of adversity. ► stick to it spoken also stick at it British spoken to continue working or studying in a very determined way in order to achieve something: stick at/to it: · If you stick at it, I'm sure you'll pass your examinations.· It was hard to follow the diet plan at first, but I stuck to it and eventually lost 20 pounds. ► keep at to force yourself to continue working, practising etc in order to achieve something, even though it needs a lot of effort: keep at it: · You'll have to keep at it if you want to play the piano as well as your father does.keep at something British: · I wish I'd kept at my language lessons when I was at school. ► press on British to continue doing something or going somewhere in spite of difficulties, because you are determined to finish your work, journey etc without delay: · I was finding the book hard to understand, but I pressed on.· We're nearly there, so let's press on while it's still daylight.press on with: · Despite opposition ,the government is pressing on with its welfare reforms.press on regardless (=ignoring all difficulties): · It started to rain and a strong wind blew, but he pressed on regardless. ► undaunted someone who is undaunted or does something undaunted does not give up because of difficulties, dangers etc, but continues to do what they intended to do: · Undaunted, he said he would take the test again.undaunted by: · Undaunted by the low pay and lack of respect, she feels teaching is the most rewarding job she can do.remain undaunted: · The policy changes she wants have not happened, but Banyan remains undaunted. ► soldier on British to continue doing something in a steady determined way even though it is very difficult: · The team were all feeling seasick but they soldiered on valiantly.· Charles was asked to soldier on as Sayle's assistant. not afraid of continuing to try to do something in spite of difficulties or danger SYN undeterredundaunted by Undaunted by the enormity of the task, they began rebuilding the village. |