Antonyms for persevered
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pur-suh-veer |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌpɜr səˈvɪər |
Definition of persevered
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French perseverer "continue, persevere, endure" and directly from Latin perseverare "continue steadfastly, persist," from persevereus "very strict, earnest," from per- "very" (see per) + severus "strict" (see severity). Related: Persevered; persevering.
- verb keep at; work hard
- Eudora persevered in silence, but her agitation obviously increased.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Yet, her spirit triumphed, and again she persevered in that resolve to live straight.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- It will effect a cure if persevered in; sometimes in less than a week.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- But we persevered and found nature responsive to our demands.
- Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
- The friends at home sent him another small remittance, and he persevered.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- He persevered in Calvinism after the recantation of the King.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete » by Madame La Marquise De Montespan
- All this I seem to see, if certain things are done now and persevered in hereafter.
- Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
- We thanked him for his kindness, and persevered on our journey.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 » by Various
- "It is from those who will never speak to you again," Wasub persevered, sadly.
- Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
- But he persevered in his request, and wrung from him by his importunity what his deserts could not get.
- Extract from : « On Prayer and The Contemplative Life » by St. Thomas Aquinas
Synonyms for persevered
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