persevere

• POS: Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: per=se=vere
• COUNT in NET: 1 in 1 verses (in NT : 1 in 1 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

persevere, v. i. [F. persévérer, L. perseverare, fr. perseverus very strict; per + severus strict, severe. See Per-, and Severe.].

 To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken.  [1913 Webster]
"Thrice happy, if they know
Their happiness, and persevere upright."  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- To Persevere, Continue, Persist.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

persevere, v.intr. (often foll. by in, at, with) continue steadfastly or determinedly; persist.

Etymology

ME f. OF perseverer f. L perseverare persist f. perseverus very strict (as PER-, severus severe)

THESAURUS

persevere

abide, abide with, balk, bear, bear with, beat the game, beat the system, bide, brave, brook, carry on, carry through, cling to, come through, come up fighting, come up smiling, continue, decide, die hard, endure, get along, get on, go on, go on with, hang in, hang in there, hang on, hang tough, hold out, keep at, keep at it, keep driving, keep going, keep on, keep trying, keep up, last, live through, lump, lump it, make out, manage, never, never say die, not accept compromise, not budge, persist, press on, proceed, put up with, resolve, see it through, see through, stand, stand fast, stand firm, stand for, stand out, stand pat, stick, stick it out, stick to, stick to it, stickle, stop at nothing, suffer, support, survive, sustain, take no denial, take up with, tolerate, triumph, weather out, weather the storm, win out, win through

ROGET THESAURUS

persevere

Perseverance

VB persevere, persist, hold on, hold out, die in the last ditch, be in at the death, stick to, cling to, adhere to, stick to one's text, keep on, keep to one's course, keep to one's ground, maintain one's course, maintain one's ground, go all lengths, go through fire and water, bear up, keep up, hold up, plod, stick to work, continue, follow up, die in harness, die at one's post.