persevere
verb /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə(r)/
/ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪr/
[intransitive] (approving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they persevere | /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə(r)/ /ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪr/ |
| he / she / it perseveres | /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪəz/ /ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪrz/ |
| past simple persevered | /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪəd/ /ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪrd/ |
| past participle persevered | /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪəd/ /ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪrd/ |
| -ing form persevering | /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪərɪŋ/ /ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪrɪŋ/ |
- to continue trying to do or achieve something despite difficulties
- persevere (in something/in doing something) Despite a number of setbacks, they persevered in their attempts to fly around the world in a balloon.
- persevere (with something/somebody) She persevered with her violin lessons.
- You have to persevere with difficult students.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French perseverer, from Latin perseverare ‘abide by strictly’, from perseverus ‘very strict’, from per- ‘thoroughly’ + severus ‘severe’.