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Persevere vs Persever - What's the difference?

persevere | persever |

As verbs the difference between persevere and persever

is that persevere is while persever is .

persevere

English

Alternative forms

* perservere

Verb

(persever)
  • To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.
  • * 1606 , , 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 , , 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.
  • * , "The Agonies of Writing a Musical Comedy":
    • He is a trifle discouraged, but he perseveres .

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * perseverance * perseverant

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    persever

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • * 1623 , , III.7
    • Instruct my daughter how she shall persever , / That time and place with this deceit so lawful / May prove coherent.
  • * 1633 , , "Heaven", The English Poems of George Herbert . C. A. Patrides, ed. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1974. Repr. 1991. 191
    • Light, joy, and leisure; but shall they persever ? / Echo. Ever.
    (Webster 1913)