Meaning & use
persever
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An archaic form of "persevere," meaning to continue steadily in a course of action despite difficulty.
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"I will persever in this quest, whatever befalls," the knight declared in the old translation.
Shakespeare's characters sometimes vow to persever against fate rather than "persevere," reflecting the older stress pattern of the word.
A note on using this word
"Persever" was the common form of the word until the 17th century, stressed on the second syllable; the now-standard "persevere," stressed on the third syllable, gradually replaced it.
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