Definition of: persevere

(pûr′sə·vir′) v.i. ·vered, ·ver·ing
To persist in any purpose or enterprise; continue striving in spite of difficulties, etc. [<OF perseverer <L perseverare <perseverus. very strict <per- thoroughly + severus strict] Synonyms: continue, endure, persist. Persevere is almost uniformly employed in the good and high sense of holding to a worthy course against all difficulty, danger, hindrance, or opposition; persist is often used of an annoying or perverse adherence to a demand or purpose that might well be abandoned. See INSIST, PERSIST. Compare OBSTINATE. Antonyms: see synonyms for CEASE.