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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•se•ver•ing (pûr′sə vēr′ing),USA pronunciation adj. - displaying perseverance;
resolutely persistent;
steadfast:a persevering student.
- persevere + -ing2 1640–50
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024per•se•vere /ˌpɜrsəˈvɪr/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -vered, -ver•ing. - to continue to pursue something in spite of obstacles, problems, or opposition:managed to persevere and finish her degree.
per•se•ver•ance, n. [uncountable]her perseverance in finishing her degree. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•se•vere (pûr′sə vēr′),USA pronunciation v., -vered, -ver•ing. v.i. - to persist in anything undertaken;
maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement;
continue steadfastly. - to persist in speech, interrogation, argument, etc.;
insist.
v.t. - to bolster, sustain, or uphold:unflagging faith that had persevered him.
- Latin persevērāre to persist, derivative of persevērus very strict. See per-, severe
- Middle French perseverer
- Middle English perseveren 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See continue.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: persevere /ˌpɜːsɪˈvɪə/ vb - (intransitive) often followed by in: to show perseverance
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French perseverer, from Latin persevērāre, from perseverus very strict; see severe |