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perseverepersevere /ˌpɚsəˈvɪr/ verb [intransitive] approving ETYMOLOGYpersevereOrigin: 1300-1400 French persévérer, from Latin perseverare, from severus; ➔ SEVERE VERB TABLEpersevere |
| Present | I, you, we, they | persevere | | he, she, it | perseveres | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | persevered | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have persevered | | he, she, it | has persevered | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had persevered | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will persevere | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have persevered |
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| Present | I | am persevering | | he, she, it | is persevering | | you, we, they | are persevering | | Past | I, he, she, it | was persevering | | you, we, they | were persevering | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been persevering | | he, she, it | has been persevering | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been persevering | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be persevering | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been persevering |
THESAURUS to keep happening, existing, or doing something without stopping► continue to keep happening, existing, or doing something without stopping: Dry weather will continue through the weekend. It’s important to continue your education. ► keep (on) doing something to continue to do something or to happen, especially in a way that you do not want, like, or expect Keep is a little more informal than continue: The rescue workers kept on working through the night. We thought it was going to get warmer, but it keeps getting colder. ► last to happen for a period of time: The doctors said the infection might last a month. ► go on continue to happen or to do something, especially for a long time: The play seemed to go on for hours. The two women went on talking as if Gayle wasn’t there. ► persevere formal to continue trying to do or practice something difficult: She was tired of climbing, but she knew if she persevered, eventually she would reach the top. ► endure formal if something good endures, it continues for a long time: We’ve had our problems, but our friendship has endured. ► persist formal if something bad persists, it continues. You can also say that a person persists in doing something when this is annoying: The pain persisted, so Manny went to the doctor. I didn’t want to answer her question, but she persisted in asking me. ► maintain formal to make something continue in the same way as before: Though they now live in different cities, they have maintained close family ties. ► sustain formal to make something continue to exist or happen for a long time: It’s unlikely the economy will be able to sustain this level of growth much longer. to continue trying to do something in a very determined way, in spite of difficulties: persevere in/with something U.S. leaders have encouraged Adams to persevere in his efforts to bring peace.► see thesaurus at continue—persevering adjective |