Persevere — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be persistent, refuse to stop

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˌɜːsɪvˈɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˌɜːsɪvˈiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˌɜːsɪvˈiə/

3 syllables Say it as /pˌɜːsɪvˈɪɹ/.

Examples

he persisted to call me every night
The child persisted and kept asking questions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hang on hold on hang in persist

Parts of Speech

verb	be persistent, refuse to stop “he persisted to call me every night”

Word Forms

perseveration	noun	the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it
perseverance	noun	the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
persistent	adjective	never-ceasing
persistency	noun	persistent determination
persistence	noun	the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

durchhalten

Seien Sie hartnäckig und weigern Sie sich aufzuhören

🇫🇷French

persévérer

être persévérant, refuser d'arrêter

🇪🇸Spanish

perseverar

ser persistente, negarse a parar

🇮🇹Italian

perseverare

sii persistente, rifiutati di fermarti

🇳🇱Dutch

volhouden

wees volhardend, weiger te stoppen

🇵🇹Portuguese

perseverar

seja persistente, recuse-se a parar

🇷🇺Russian

упорствовать

быть настойчивым, не останавливаться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दृढ़ रहना

दृढ़ रहें, रुकने से इंकार करें

🇧🇩Bengali

অধ্যবসায়

অবিচল থাকুন, থামতে অস্বীকার করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

விடாமுயற்சியுடன்

விடாமுயற்சியுடன் இருங்கள், நிறுத்த மறுக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పట్టుదలతో

పట్టుదలగా ఉండండి, ఆపడానికి నిరాకరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

चिकाटी

चिकाटी ठेवा, थांबण्यास नकार द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધીરજ રાખો

સતત રહો, રોકવાનો ઇનકાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಶ್ರಮ ಪಡುತ್ತಾರೆ

ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿರಿ, ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಲು ನಿರಾಕರಿಸು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹിച്ചുനിൽക്കുക

സ്ഥിരത പുലർത്തുക, നിർത്താൻ വിസമ്മതിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੱਗੇ ਰਹੋ

ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਰਹੋ, ਰੋਕਣ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ثابت قدم رہنا

ثابت قدم رہو، روکنے سے انکار کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坚持下去

坚持不懈，拒绝停止

🇯🇵Japanese

耐える

粘り強く、立ち止まることを拒否する

🇰🇷Korean

인내하다

끈질기게, 멈추기를 거부하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kiên trì

kiên trì, không chịu dừng lại

🇹🇭Thai

อดทน

ยืนหยัดปฏิเสธที่จะหยุด

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertekun

gigihlah, jangan berhenti

🇵🇭Filipino

magtiyaga

maging matiyaga, tumanggi na huminto

🇲🇾Malay

tabah

gigih, enggan berhenti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المثابرة

كن مثابرًا، وارفض التوقف

🇮🇷Persian

استقامت کن

پایدار باشید، از توقف خودداری کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

sebat etmek

ısrarcı ol, durmayı reddet

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתמיד

להיות מתמיד, לסרב להפסיק

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