"persevere" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɝ.səˈviɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-persevere.wav [Southern-England] Forms: perseveres [present, singular, third-person], persevering [participle, present], persevered [participle, past], persevered [past]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English perseveren, from Old French perseverer, from Latin persevērāre (“to continue steadfastly, persist, persevere”), from perseverus (“very strict or earnest”), from per (“through, by the means of”) + severus (“strict, earnest”). Doublet of perseverate. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|perseveren}} Middle English perseveren, {{der|en|fro|perseverer}} Old French perseverer, {{der|en|la|persevērō|persevērāre|t=to continue steadfastly, persist, persevere}} Latin persevērāre (“to continue steadfastly, persist, persevere”), {{m|la|perseverus|t=very strict or earnest}} perseverus (“very strict or earnest”), {{m|la|per|t=through, by the means of}} per (“through, by the means of”), {{m|la|severus|t=strict, earnest}} severus (“strict, earnest”), {{doublet|en|perseverate}} Doublet of perseverate Head templates: {{en-verb}} persevere (third-person singular simple present perseveres, present participle persevering, simple past and past participle persevered)
  1. (intransitive) To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement. Tags: intransitive Translations (persist steadfastly): постоянствам (postojanstvam) (Bulgarian), упорствам (uporstvam) (Bulgarian), perseverar (Catalan), doorzetten (Dutch), halda á (Faroese), persévérer (French), ausdauern (German), ausharren (German), beharren (German), durchhalten (German), standhaft bleiben (German), nicht aufgeben (German), 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (þairhwisan) (Gothic), αντέχω (antécho) (Greek), kitart (Hungarian), halda ótrauður áfram (Icelandic), seiglast við (Icelandic), láta ekki deigan síga (Icelandic), láta engan bilbug á sér finna (Icelandic), perseverare (Italian), 견디다 (gyeondida) (Korean), 계속(繼續)하다 (gyesokhada) (Korean), 꿋꿋하다 (kkutkkuthada) (Korean), persevērō (Latin), hohota (Maori), wytrwać [perfective] (Polish), dotrwać [perfective] (Polish), perseverar (Portuguese), persevera (Romanian), stărui (Romanian), добива́ться (dobivátʹsja) (Russian), lean air (Scottish Gaelic), cum ri (Scottish Gaelic), perseverar (Spanish), kudumu (Swahili), sebat etmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-persevere-en-verb-M2KOlwS1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of 'persist steadfastly': 77 23
  2. (intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To stay constant; to continue in a certain state; to remain. Tags: copulative, intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-persevere-en-verb-djDqiykc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: perseverance, perseverant
Synonyms: perservere [nonstandard], persever [obsolete], abide, astand [obsolete], bear up, carry on, continue, endure, follow up, hang in there, hold on, hold out, hold the line, hold up, keep a stiff upper lip [British], keep trying, keep up, persevere, persist, plod, plug, plug away, resist, soldier on, stay, stay the course, stay the distance, stick it out, stick to, stick by one's guns, stick to one's guns, stick with, stick with it

Verb [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} persevere
  1. inflection of perseverar: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: perseverar
    Sense id: en-persevere-pt-verb-4CCF8tKb Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. inflection of perseverar: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: perseverar
    Sense id: en-persevere-pt-verb-IUYubkEH

Verb [Spanish]

IPA: /peɾseˈbeɾe/, [peɾ.seˈβ̞e.ɾe]
Rhymes: -eɾe Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} persevere
  1. inflection of perseverar: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: perseverar
    Sense id: en-persevere-es-verb-4CCF8tKb Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. inflection of perseverar: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: perseverar
    Sense id: en-persevere-es-verb-IUYubkEH

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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}
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      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "cease"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "desist"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "give up"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "quit"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "stop"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
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        "(intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To stay constant; to continue in a certain state; to remain."
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      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "abide"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "bear up"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "carry on"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "follow up"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "hang in there"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "hold out"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "hold the line"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
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      "word": "keep a stiff upper lip"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "keep trying"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "keep up"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "persevere"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "persist"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "plod"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "plug"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "plug away"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "soldier on"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "stay the course"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
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    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "stick it out"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "stick to"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "stick by one's guns"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "stick to one's guns"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
      "word": "stick with"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "postojanstvam",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "постоянствам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "uporstvam",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "упорствам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "perseverar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "doorzetten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "halda á"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "persévérer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "ausdauern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "ausharren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "beharren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "durchhalten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "standhaft bleiben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "nicht aufgeben"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "þairhwisan",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "antécho",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "αντέχω"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "kitart"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "halda ótrauður áfram"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "seiglast við"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "láta ekki deigan síga"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "láta engan bilbug á sér finna"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "perseverare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gyeondida",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "견디다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gyesokhada",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "계속(繼續)하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kkutkkuthada",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "꿋꿋하다"
    },
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "persevērō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "hohota"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
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      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "perseverar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "persevera"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "stărui"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dobivátʹsja",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "добива́ться"
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    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "lean air"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "cum ri"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "perseverar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "kudumu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "persist steadfastly",
      "word": "sebat etmek"
    }
  ],
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}

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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of perseverar:\n## first/third-person singular present subjunctive\n## third-person singular imperative",
        "third-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "perseverar",
          "perseverar#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "inflection of perseverar:\n"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/peɾseˈbeɾe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[peɾ.seˈβ̞e.ɾe]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɾe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "persevere"
}

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