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- pronunciation:
- puhr
s
vir
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
perseveres, persevering, persevered |
| definition: |
to continue steadfastly in a task or course of action, or to hold firmly to a belief or commitment, esp. when met with opposition or difficulties; persist.
The journalist was threatened several times, but he persevered in telling the truth.- synonyms:
- continue, keep, persist, stick
- antonyms:
- backslide, give up
- similar words:
- endure, hammer, hold out, push
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| related words: |
apply, continue, insist, linger, live, plod, proceed, progress, remain, stand, triumph, withstand |
adverb + (v.)persevere
nevertheless
(v.)persevere
+ adverb
eventually, somehow
(v.)persevere
+ noun
accomplishment, adversity, commitment, confidence, determination, face, faith, goal, injury, obstacle, odds, struggle, venture
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The word persevere
contains the following part:
per-
Latin
prefix
that means through, throughout; very
  Example words:
impermeable, impermissible, imperturbable, impervious, parvenu, perambulate, perceive, perception, percolate, perennial, perfect, perfidy, perfoliate, perforate, perform, perfunctory, perjury, permanent, permeate, permissible, permission, permit, permute, pernicious, perorate, perpetual, perplex, persecute, persevere, persist, persistent, perspective, perspicacious, perspicuous, perspire, persuade, persuasion, persuasive, pertinacious, perturb, peruse, pervade, perverse, pervert, pervious, semipermeable
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