persevere
verbEtymology
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.
- derived from perseverer
- inherited from perseveren
Definitions
To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if…
To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.
- I will persevere in my course of loyalty, though the conflict be sore between that and my blood.
- Sir Walter had sought the acquaintance, and though his overtures had not been met with any warmth, he had persevered in seeking it.
- He is a trifle discouraged, but he perseveres.
To stay constant
To stay constant; to continue in a certain state; to remain.
The neighborhood
- synonymabide
- synonymastand
- synonymbear up
- synonymcarry on
- synonymcontinue
- synonymendure
- synonymfollow up
- synonymhang in there
- synonymhold on
- synonymhold out
- synonymhold the line
- synonymhold up
- antonymcease
- antonymdesist
- antonymgive up
- antonymquit
- antonymstop
- antonymsurrender
- antonymyield
- neighborperseverance
- neighborperseverant
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at persevere. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at persevere. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at persevere
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA