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persevering Definition


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persevere
verb
    intr
    persevered, persevering
    1. To keep on striving for it; to persist steadily with (an endeavour, which may be long and arduous to achieve).
      Thesaurus: persist, carry on, continue, keep at it, endure, hold on, remain, stand fast, stand firm, last; Antonym: give up, throw in the towel.
      Form: persevere in something (also)
      Form: persevere with something
Derivative: persevering
adj
    Derivative: perseveringly
    adverb
      Etymology: 14c: from French perseverer, from Latin perseverare to abide by something strictly.



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