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We must persevere through tough practice days.
What does Persevere mean?
keep going and not give up.
Dictionary definition
To continue working toward a goal even when progress is slow or difficult.
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She persevered until she solved the coding challenge.
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The biography teaches readers to persevere when success takes time.
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pur · suh · veer · strongest beat: veer
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WordPersevere.
Partverb.
MeaningPersevere means keep going and not give up.
ExampleExample: We must persevere through tough practice days.
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- Syllables
- pur · suh · veer
- Strongest beat
- veer
- Ending
- veer
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on veer.
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noun
perseverance
The quality of not giving up.
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