persevere

== English == === Alternative forms === perservere (nonstandard) persever (obsolete) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɝ.səˈviɹ/ (or nonstandardly with /-sɚ-/, see perservere) Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) === Verb === persevere (third-person singular simple present perseveres, present participle persevering, simple past and past participle persevered) (intransitive) To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement. (intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To stay constant; to continue in a certain state; to remain. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:persevere ==== Related terms ==== perseverance perseverant ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “persevere”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “persevere”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “persevere”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === repreeves == Portuguese == === Verb === persevere inflection of perseverar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peɾseˈbeɾe/ [peɾ.seˈβ̞e.ɾe] Rhymes: -eɾe Syllabification: per‧se‧ve‧re === Verb === persevere inflection of perseverar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative