persevere (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *persevere*:
VERB	change	persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on	be persistent, refuse to stop

persevere > pronunciation
Sounds	persahvih'r
Rhymes	acyclovir ... zaire / Zaire: 93 rhymes with ihr...

English > *persevere*: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaning	Be persistent, refuse to stop.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Synonyms	persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
Narrower	ask for it, ask for trouble	persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble
	obstinate	persist stubbornly
	plug, plug away	Persist in working hard
	stick to, stick with, follow	Keep to
Broader	continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve	Keep or maintain in unaltered condition
Spanish	mantenerse, perdurar, perseverar, persistir, subsistir
Catalan	mantenir-se, perdurar, perseverar, persistir
Nouns	perseverance, perseveration	the act of persisting or persevering
Nouns	perseveration	the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it

HyperDic: persevere