Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To persist in anything one has undertaken; pursue steadily and design or course commenced; avoid giving over or abandoning what is undertaken; be constant, steadfast, or unflinching.
- Synonyms To keep on, hold on, stick to (one's work). See
assiduity . - To continue; cause to abide or remain steadfast or unchanged.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
persist steadfastly in pursuit of anundertaking ,task ,journey ormission in spite ofdistraction , difficulty, obstacles or discouragement.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb be persistent, refuse to stop
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The American Dream, which has driven our country to such economic heights by providing the impetus for people to work hard, sacrifice, and persevere, is under direct attack.
Dr. Jim Taylor: The Psychic Toll of the Great Recession Dr. Jim Taylor 2010
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The American Dream, which has driven our country to such economic heights by providing the impetus for people to work hard, sacrifice, and persevere, is under direct attack.
Dr. Jim Taylor: The Psychic Toll of the Great Recession Dr. Jim Taylor 2010
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The American Dream, which has driven our country to such economic heights by providing the impetus for people to work hard, sacrifice, and persevere, is under direct attack.
Dr. Jim Taylor: The Psychic Toll of the Great Recession Dr. Jim Taylor 2010
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The American Dream, which has driven our country to such economic heights by providing the impetus for people to work hard, sacrifice, and persevere, is under direct attack.
Dr. Jim Taylor: The Psychic Toll of the Great Recession Dr. Jim Taylor 2010
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The American Dream, which has driven our country to such economic heights by providing the impetus for people to work hard, sacrifice, and persevere, is under direct attack.
Dr. Jim Taylor: The Psychic Toll of the Great Recession Dr. Jim Taylor 2010
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The American Dream, which has driven our country to such economic heights by providing the impetus for people to work hard, sacrifice, and persevere, is under direct attack.
Dr. Jim Taylor: The Psychic Toll of the Great Recession Dr. Jim Taylor 2010
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The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.
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The pious shall take fresh courage to persevere from the example of suffering Job.
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As women of color, we've always had to rely on our talent and less on our personality or looks to persevere, which is the main lesson learned.
More on That Show: Last Woman Standing, Racial Politics, and America Votes! Anxious Black Woman 2008
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The only reason for Senator Clinton to persevere is to continue to entertain us with nuggets like the Bosnian Sniper story.
Clinton’s Fund-Raising Appeal: We Aren’t Going to Step Aside - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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