persevere

«persevere» in Mova's school dictionary: To keep trying to do something even when it is difficult… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (persevere, perseveres, persevered, persevering)

meaning for a pupil

To keep trying to do something even when it is difficult or you fail at first, and not give up. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, perseverance is a learning value: you persevere with a hard maths problem, a new instrument or a spelling list. In stories, heroes persevere through trouble. Often "persevere with" something or "persevere in" doing it. Similar: keep going, don't give up, stick at it.

examples

• If you persevere with your reading, it will get easier. tree →
• She failed her swimming test twice but persevered. tree →
• The explorers persevered through snow and ice. tree →
• Persevere with the puzzle; you're nearly there. tree →
• He persevered and finally learned to ride a bike. tree →
• Scientists persevere through many failed experiments. tree →
• He set to work and persevered till he invented the first boat. tree →

note

Regular verb. Spelling trap: persevere (not "perservere"). Pronounced "pur-suh-VEER". Noun: perseverance; adjective: persevering. Mars rover "Perseverance" landed in 2021.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «persevere» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.