Synonyms for PERSEVERE
ˌpɜr səˈvɪərper·se·vere

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1. persevere

   Synonyms:
   persist, insist, continue, keep on, be steadfast, hold out

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1. persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold onverb

   be persistent, refuse to stop

   "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

   Synonyms:
   hang on, run, stay, keep, die hard, append, hang in, tack, persist, hold on, tag on, tack on, prevail, persevere, remain, endure, grasp, stop, hold the line

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1. dog-hearted

   instinct to do an action is foundational.

   people ridicled her for her love of god but she continued dog-heartedly

   Submitted by acronimous on January 11, 2018  

2. never give up

   he contintues to persevere despite the difficulty of the task.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 19, 2020  

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1. persevereverb

   Synonyms:
   persist, be steady, be steadfast, be constant, go on, keep on, hold on, keep one's coarse, keep one's ground, maintain one's ground, stick to it, not give it up, stand firm, stand fast, move heaven and earth, go through fire and water, go all lengths, stick at nothing

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1. persevereverb

   Synonyms:
   persist, continue

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1. List of paraphrases for "persevere":

   perseverare, persist, continue, insist

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How to use PERSEVERE in a sentence?

1. Ovid:

   What is harder than rock, or softer than water Yet soft water hollows out hard rock. Persevere.

2. Vincent Gu:

   It's difficult to purchase the critical technology. China should stay firmly grounded and persevere with researching the technology itself.

3. Clay Aiken:

   Working with children with autism has provided me with an opportunity to see the world in a different way. I see them strive to overcome obstacles and persevere, and learn to persevere myself. They are my inspiration.

4. David Corlew:

   We had had this conversation before and it was one of the reasons that we created the Charlie Daniels Patriot Award because we felt like there is a lot of foundation in the name itself – the Journey Home Project would continue to persevere, i can't think of anybody with the love of country and the love for veterans who would not be honored to have a Charlie Daniels Patriot Award so I felt like the Patriot Award would outlive him, outlive me, outlive the foundation because I just think that Charlie Daniels being a great patriot himself, it would be a moment of sincere pride.

5. Giovanni Boccaccio, Leitch, Vincent B. ed. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism. New York: Norton, 2001.:

   You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and exert the utmost power of your mind. If one way does not lead to the desired meaning, take another; if obstacles arise, then still another; until, if your strength holds out, you will find that clear which at first looked dark.