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UK
/pˌɜːsɪvˈiəɹəns/
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[ US /ˌpɝsəˈvɪɹəns/ ]
[ US /ˌpɝsəˈvɪɹəns/ ]
NOUN
- persistent determination
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the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate
How To Use perseverance In A Sentence
- We should have the perseverance, must have the self-confidence especially! We must believe, our talent is used to do something.
- To say that such admonitions are a means to preserve those from apostasy who are by other means (as suppose the absolute decree of God, or the interposal of his irresistible power for their perseverance, or the like) in no possibility of apostatizing, is to say that washing is a means to make snow white, or the rearing up of a pillar in the air a means to keep the heavens from falling. The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed
- Finally after 15 minutes of perseverance the team scored -- not to the liking of the opposition, who had been defending excellently.
- Anyone can learn Japanese with perseverance.
- As a result, patience, perseverance and interest are required.
- I don't rate myself as a fantastic, talented athlete. I just have perseverance. I'm a cart horse. I work hard.
- Perseverance in the face of adversity is always a welcome attribute, even if that adversity is sometimes self-inflicted.
- And as we know very well that a lady who is skilled in dancing or singing never can perfect herself without a deal of study in private, and that the song or the minuet which is performed with so much graceful ease in the assembly-room has not been acquired without vast labour and perseverance in private; so it is with the dear creatures who are skilled in coquetting. The Memoires of Barry Lyndon
- We should have the perseverance, must have the self-confidence especially! We must believe, our talent is used to do something.
- It took a lot of persistence and perseverance and a lot of great people around me telling me that I could do it and I could get there.