different between persevering vs devoted

persevering

English

Noun

persevering (plural perseverings)

  1. perseverance

Verb

persevering

  1. present participle of persevere

Adjective

persevering (comparative more persevering, superlative most persevering)

  1. Tending to persevere.

Derived terms

  • perseveringly

Translations

Anagrams

  • preserveing

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devoted

English

Etymology

From devote +? -ed.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??v??t?d/

Verb

devoted

  1. simple past tense and past participle of devote

Adjective

devoted (comparative more devoted, superlative most devoted)

  1. Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.
  2. Strongly emotionally attached; very fond of someone or something.
    Bob and Sara are devoted to their children.
  3. Zealous; characterized by devotion.
  4. (obsolete) Cursed; doomed.
    • 1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Oxford 2010, p. 31:
      The attendance of that brother was now become like the attendance of a demon on some devoted being that had sold himself to destruction […].
    • 1828, Washington Irving, A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, book 1:
      They had recently considered themselves devoted men, hurrying forwards to destruction; they now looked upon themselves as favorites of fortune, and gave themselves up to the most unbounded joy.

Derived terms

  • devotedly
  • devotedness

Translations

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