Dictionary Entry
persevere
persevere is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken.
- 2verb
be persistent, refuse to stop
"he persisted to call me every night"
"The child persisted and kept asking questions"
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