persevering - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online

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Adjective persevering has 1 sense

diligent, persevering - quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business"
Antonym: impatient (indirect, via patient)

Verb persevere has 1 sense

persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on - be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
--₁ is one way to continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve

Derived forms: noun perseveration₁, noun perseveration₂, noun perseverance₂
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP