Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Persisting in any business or course begun; constant in the execution of a purpose or enterprise: as, a persevering student.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Characterized by perseverance; persistent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
perseverance - verb Present participle of
persevere . - adjective Tending to
persevere .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
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Examples
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I can look back at our relationship and see that the more I was confident in persevering my dream, the more he was getting lost.
Carole Bennett, MA: The Alcoholic/Addict's Art of Self Sabotage MA Carole Bennett 2010
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I can look back at our relationship and see that the more I was confident in persevering my dream, the more he was getting lost.
Carole Bennett, MA: The Alcoholic/Addict's Art of Self Sabotage MA Carole Bennett 2010
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I can look back at our relationship and see that the more I was confident in persevering my dream, the more he was getting lost.
Carole Bennett, MA: The Alcoholic/Addict's Art of Self Sabotage MA Carole Bennett 2010
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I have never ceased to admire the sheer guts of Michael and David in persevering with their vision.
Ballardian » “Driven by Anger”: An Interview with Michael Butterworth (the Savoy interviews, part 1) 2009
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For his efforts in persevering to reach the top of the shot putting world, Nelson is USATODAY. com's U.S. Olympic Athlete of the Week.
USATODAY.com - Athlete of the Week Nelson finds gold at last 2005
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Equally persevering is the dipper, with his knee-strengthening exercises; were we dippers, we think, having the freedom of those translucent green waterways, we would not stand on a hot stone, exercising for half the day.
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'how eager and persevering is curiosity; here I have had three ladies dying to see the French family with me; asking ten thousand questions about their dress and their persons, their fashions, and many other matters equally important.
The Castle of Wolfenbach Eliza 1793
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The editor suggested that if a writer doesn't have a "voice," or a pleasing style, right out of the box, there's no point in persevering.
Style in Fiction 2009
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Character can be defined as persevering in a worthy cause after the emotion that caused you to act has faded.
Archive 2006-02-01 2006
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Character can be defined as persevering in a worthy cause after the emotion that caused you to act has faded.
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