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Verb: persevere  `pursu'vir [N. Amer], `pursu'viu(r) [Brit]
  1. Be persistent, refuse to stop
    - persist, hang in, hang on, hold on

Derived forms: perseveres, persevered, persevering

See also: perseveration

Type of: bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold

Encyclopedia: Persevere