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Perseveres vs Sustain - What's the difference?

perseveres | sustain |

As verbs the difference between perseveres and sustain

is that perseveres is third-person singular of persevere while sustain is to maintain, or keep in existence.

As a noun sustain is

a mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.

perseveres

English

Verb

(head)
  • (persevere)
  • ----

    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

    sustain

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia sustain) (en noun)
  • (music) A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To maintain, or keep in existence.
  • To provide for or nourish.
  • provisions to sustain an army
  • To encourage (something ).
  • To experience or suffer (an injury, etc. ).
  • * Dryden
  • Shall Turnus, then, such endless toil sustain ?
  • * Shakespeare
  • You shall sustain more new disgraces.
  • To confirm, prove, or corroborate.
  • to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition
  • To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
  • A foundation sustains''' the superstructure; an animal '''sustains''' a load; a rope '''sustains a weight.
  • To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
  • (Shakespeare)
  • * Dryden
  • his sons, who seek the tyrant to sustain

    Derived terms

    * sustainable * sustainedly