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persevereto continue doing something despite difficulties or obstacles

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to continue doing something despite difficulties or obstacles

Pronunciation (IPA): /pərˈsɪvɪr/

Korean meaning: 어려움이나 장애물에도 불구하고 계속 노력하다, 견디다

Korean pronunciation: 퍼**시**비어

Example Sentences

  • My cat persevered for three hours trying to catch a red dot, not knowing it was a laser pointer.
  • Students must persevere through difficult subjects to succeed in the CSAT.
  • He persevered with his terrible cooking until his family finally taught him to order takeout.

persevere

VERB

//pərˈsɪvɪr//

to continue doing something despite difficulties or obstacles

persevere concept
💡 Concept

to continue doing something despite difficulties or obstacles

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persevere rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

"Persevere through pain and fear — the medal shines for those who're here."

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/pərˈsɪvɪr/
🇬🇧 UK/pəˈsɪvɪə/

🌳Etymology

Prefixper--
Rootsever
Suffix--e

Origin

From Latin 'perseverare', composed of 'per-' (through, thoroughly) and 'severus' (strict, severe). The word originally meant to persist in a strict or earnest manner.

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🎵Rhyme

severeadherecareer
severe
adhere
career

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat persevered for three hours trying to catch a red dot, not knowing it was a laser pointer.

Students must persevere through difficult subjects to succeed in the CSAT.

😄 Fun example

He persevered with his terrible cooking until his family finally taught him to order takeout.

The scientist persevered through years of failed experiments before making the breakthrough.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

persistendurecontinueperseverepersist

Antonyms

give upquitabandon

Related

determinationpersistencetenacityresilience