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
If you persevere with something, you keep trying to do it and do not give up, even though it is difficult. his ability to persevere despite obstacles and setbacks. a school with a reputation for persevering with difficult and disruptive children She persevered in her idea despite obvious objections raised by friends. = persist + persevering per·sever·ing He is a persevering, approachable family man. to continue trying to do something in a very determined way in spite of difficulties - use this to show approval (persévérer, from perseverare, from severus; SEVERE)
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[ "p&r-s&-'vir ] (intransitive verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French perseverer, from Latin perseverare, from per- through + severus severe.