Verb
persevere (perseveres, present participle persevering; past and past participle persevered)
- To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.
- 1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear, act 3, scene 5:
- I will persevere in
- my course of loyalty, though the conflict be sore
- between that and my blood.
- 1817, Jane Austen, Persuasion, ch. 1:
- Sir Walter had sought the acquaintance, and though his overtures had not been met with any warmth, he had persevered in seeking it.
- circa 1918 P. G. Wodehouse, "The Agonies of Writing a Musical Comedy":
- He is a trifle discouraged, but he perseveres.
- 1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear, act 3, scene 5:
- See also Thesaurus:persevere
- French: persévérer
- German: ausdauern, ausharren, beharren, durchhalten, standhaft bleiben, nicht aufgeben
- Portuguese: perseverar
- Russian: добива́ться
- Spanish: perseverar
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