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Persevere: meaning and example

verb · In the sense illustrated below

To continue a worthwhile effort through difficulty.

Example sentence

“She chose to persevere with the lessons after a frustrating first week.”

An illustrative sentence written for Ikigain.

This example illustrates a positive sense or context. The same word can have other meanings; choose it for what you actually want to say.

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