0 past simple and past participle of persevere
1 to try to do or continue doing something in a determined way, despite having problems:
It looks as if the policy will be a success, providing that the government perseveres and does not give in to its critics.
The education director is persevering in his attempt to obtain additional funding for the school.
Despite receiving little support, the women are persevering with their crusade to fight crime.
The planetary dynamo ceased and extremely dry and cold conditions persevered on the surface.
But as he had just become engaged to be married and money was short, he persevered.
I thought it would be interesting, therefore, to study some older pupils who had persevered beyond this critical point. 12 girls and 8 boys were interviewed.
We are talking about people who, through their working lives, have persevered and struggled to get back to work, often many times, after suffering disability.
That conference was persevered with for five months, and when it broke down it was not on the constitutional issue, except: in one respect.
But he, and every-body concerned, persevered; and to-day we know that the result has been highly successful.
No doubt, if it had persevered for a number of years it might have received government help, but it went elsewhere.
But we persevered and there was no opposition to it eventually.
