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Persevere

//ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement. intransitive

    "I will persevere in my course of loyalty, though the conflict be sore between that and my blood."

  2. 2
    be persistent, refuse to stop wordnet
  3. 3
    To stay constant; to continue in a certain state; to remain. copulative, intransitive, obsolete

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.

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