verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Children today seem less willing to seek out challenges and persevere in the face of adversity.
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He didn't know any English, but he persevered and became a good student.
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Stevenson persevered in his efforts to discover what had really happened.
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Their switchboard is always jammed, but you can get through if you persevere .
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When a country is able to persevere with reforms, the result can be a return to economic stability.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alvin shook his head in dismay at their performance, but the audience had loved their persevering spirit.
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But even if they do persevere , most mums find it difficult to feed their babies in public.
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Fortunately, Bohr persevered with his theory, in spite of this falsification.
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His technique for passing cars was to lay on the horn, swing out into the other lane, and persevere .
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I made a conscious decision to do more than persevere in the remaining years I have with my voice.
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In spite of his loathing for her, in spite of the wickedness that had taken hold of him, Beth would persevere .
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Instead, we keep calm and persevere .
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When you emerge from this four-hour movie, somewhat older than before, the satisfaction comes from persevering through the whole thing.