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Persevere vs Severe - What's the difference?

persevere | severe |

As a verb persevere

is to persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.

As an adjective severe is

very bad or intense.

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

    severe

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Very bad or intense.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
  • , author=Donald Worster , title=A Drier and Hotter Future , volume=100, issue=1, page=70 , magazine= citation , passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}
  • Strict or harsh.
  • Sober, plain in appearance, austere.
  • Synonyms

    * brutal * extreme * hard * harsh * intense * rigorous * serious

    Antonyms

    * (very bad or intense) mild * (very bad or intense) minor * (strict or harsh) lenient

    Derived terms

    * severely (adverb) * severity (noun) * severeness (noun)

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