different between persevere vs persisting
persevere
English
Alternative forms
- perservere
- persever
Etymology
From Old French perseverer, from Latin perseverare (“to continue steadfastly, persist, persevere”), from perseverus (“very strict or earnest”), from per (“through, by the means of”) + severus (“strict, earnest”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Verb
persevere (third-person singular simple present perseveres, present participle persevering, simple past and past participle persevered)
- (intransitive) To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.
- 1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear, act 3, scene 5:
- I will persevere in
- my course of loyalty, though the conflict be sore
- between that and my blood.
- 1817, Jane Austen, Persuasion, ch. 1:
- Sir Walter had sought the acquaintance, and though his overtures had not been met with any warmth, he had persevered in seeking it.
- c. 1918, P. G. Wodehouse, "The Agonies of Writing a Musical Comedy":
- He is a trifle discouraged, but he perseveres.
- 1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear, act 3, scene 5:
- (intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To stay constant; to continue in a certain state; to remain.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:persevere
Related terms
- perseverance
- perseverant
Translations
Further reading
- persevere in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- persevere in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- persevere at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- repreeves
Portuguese
Verb
persevere
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of perseverar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of perseverar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of perseverar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of perseverar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe?se?be?e/, [pe?.se???e.?e]
Verb
persevere
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of perseverar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of perseverar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of perseverar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of perseverar.
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persisting
English
Verb
persisting
- present participle of persist
Noun
persisting (plural persistings)
- persistence
- 1854, Robert Aitken, The teaching of the types (page 99)
- Still, in the very fullest blaze of gospel light, while we see that both Christ and His work are most ungratefully and flagrantly dishonoured, by our persistings in the attempt to do for ourselves what He has told us we cannot do, […]
- 1854, Robert Aitken, The teaching of the types (page 99)
Anagrams
- priestings, springiest
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