Word meaning
persevere
verb · pur-suh-VEER
What does persevere mean?
Persevere means to continue in a course of action despite difficulty.
Persevere in a sentence
“She persevered through dozens of rejections before her book sold.”
Synonyms for persevere
- persist
- keep going
- endure
How to remember persevere
- Say it out loud a few times: pur-suh-VEER.
- Write one sentence of your own using persevere, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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