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persevering

[ pur-suh-veer-ing ]

/ ˌpɜr səˈvɪər ɪŋ /

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adjective

displaying perseverance; resolutely persistent; steadfast: a persevering student.

Origin of persevering

First recorded in 1640–50; persevere + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM persevering

per·se·ver·ing·ly, adverb non·per·se·ver·ing, adjective

Words nearby persevering

perseus cluster, perseverance, perseverate, perseveration, persevere, persevering, pershing, pershing ii, pershing, john, persia, persian

Example sentences from the Web for perseveringly

On the table was the sherry which had been so perseveringly pressed on me at the last interview, and by it a new pound cake.

Basil |Wilkie Collins
And did he now sit himself down zealously and perseveringly to work on a ninth and tenth symphony?

The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3) |Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Work upon her baskets was again taken up, and perseveringly done.

The Trail of a Sourdough |May Kellogg Sullivan
And has he not perseveringly upheld the interests of his patron in all the railway struggle?

The Curiosities of Dudley and the Black Country, From 1800 to 1860 |C. F. G. Clark

Some of the most useful men in the world owe much of their usefulness to a plan like this, promptly and perseveringly followed.

The Young Man's Guide |William A. Alcott