persevere
to continue steadily in a course of action despite difficulty or discouragement
Word origin: From Latin perseverare, to persist, from severus, strict.
Persevere in a sentence
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She chose to persevere through the grueling training program despite repeated setbacks.
Despite repeated rejections, she persevered with the experiment until the results were undeniable.
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Verbal · Sentence Equivalence
Far from being the revolutionary thinker his admirers claimed, the philosopher was in fact quite blank, defending the traditional doctrines of his teachers without challenge.
Using “persevere” well
Persevere stresses steady, determined continuation through hardship. Do not confuse it with the look-alike preserve, to keep intact.
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