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persevere

/ persevere /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
be persistent, refuse to stop
"he persisted to call me every night"
"The child persisted and kept asking questions"
Type of:
continue uphold carry on
Kinds of:
obstinate ask for it ask for trouble plug plug away
Derived:
doggedness perseverance persistence persistency tenacity
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Something is ----ing PP
Semantic Complexity
20%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

continue uphold carry on obstinate ask for it ask for trouble plug plug away