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"word": "perseverance"
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{
"word": "perseverant"
}
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"English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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"ref": "c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]:",
"text": "I will persevere in\nmy course of loyalty, though the conflict be sore\nbetween that and my blood.",
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},
{
"ref": "1817 (date written), [Jane Austen], chapter I, in Persuasion; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. […], volume (please specify |volume=III or IV), London: John Murray, […], 20 December 1817 (indicated as 1818), →OCLC:",
"text": "Sir Walter had sought the acquaintance, and though his overtures had not been met with any warmth, he had persevered in seeking it.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "c. 1918, P. G. Wodehouse, The Agonies of Writing a Musical Comedy:",
"text": "He is a trifle discouraged, but he perseveres.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement."
],
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[
"persist",
"persist"
],
[
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"undertaking"
],
[
"task",
"task"
],
[
"journey",
"journey"
],
[
"goal",
"goal"
],
[
"hinder",
"hinder"
],
[
"distraction",
"distraction"
],
[
"difficulty",
"difficulty"
],
[
"obstacle",
"obstacle"
],
[
"discouragement",
"discouragement"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
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"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with obsolete senses"
],
"glosses": [
"To stay constant; to continue in a certain state; to remain."
],
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[
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[
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[
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"(intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To stay constant; to continue in a certain state; to remain."
],
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]
}
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌpɝ.səˈviɹ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪə(ɹ)"
},
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"tags": [
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],
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},
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"tags": [
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],
"word": "persever"
},
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"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "abide"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "astand"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "bear up"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "carry on"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "continue"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "endure"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "follow up"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "hang in there"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "hold on"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "hold out"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "hold the line"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "hold up"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
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"word": "keep a stiff upper lip"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "keep trying"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "keep up"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "persevere"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "persist"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "plod"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "plug"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "plug away"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "resist"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "soldier on"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "stay"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "stay the course"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:persevere",
"word": "stay the distance"
},
{
"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",
"word": "stick with it"
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],
"translations": [
{
"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": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "persist steadfastly",
"word": "堅持"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jiānchí",
"sense": "persist steadfastly",
"word": "坚持"
},
{
"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"
},
{
"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"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "persist steadfastly",
"word": "persevērō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "persist steadfastly",
"word": "hohota"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "persist steadfastly",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wytrwać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "persist steadfastly",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "dotrwać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "persist steadfastly",
"word": "perseverar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "persist steadfastly",
"word": "persevera"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "persist steadfastly",
"word": "stărui"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dobivátʹsja",
"sense": "persist steadfastly",
"word": "добива́ться"
},
{
"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": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "persist steadfastly",
"word": "framhärda"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "persist steadfastly",
"word": "sebat etmek"
}
],
"word": "persevere"
}
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