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Meanings of persevering in English

Who persevers stubbornly.

Quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness.

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Examples for "diligent"
1
It takes decades of diligent study to reach any sort of understanding.
The subtle knife
2
All the heads were now bent over the work in diligent silence.
L'Assommoir
3
He would have found reference to the work in the diligent Nicholas.
Josephus
4
It says in the Bible, 'The hand of the diligent maketh rich.'
True to his Colours / The Life that Wears Best
5
Close application to study; diligent attention to the specified pursuits of college.
A Collection of College Words and Customs
Usage of persevering in English
1
Wise, as energetic; persevering, as enterprising; brave in reverse, as unassuming in.
The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation
2
The others are deficient in education, but are zealous, and very persevering.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4
3
A stumbling horse regains his footing by persevering in his onward course.
Phineas Finn / The Irish Member
4
It was afterwards procured by a persevering collector in that colony, Mr.
Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia / Performed Un...
5
Towards the end of December, the disease yielded to persevering medical treatment.
The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation
6
First, by such persevering persistence in the Christian path, we gain ourselves.
Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII
7
It's hard to get this balance, she says, but it's worth persevering.
Reuters
8
He was a great sight-seer in those days, and a persevering one.
The Boys' Life of Mark Twain
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So I couldn't really give up, I just had to keep persevering.
The Guardian
10
This persevering enemy the president of the Gun Club had never seen.
From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon
11
The persevering engineer resolved to continue his ascent until he was stopped.
The Mysterious Island
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Hence all these large, numerous, and persevering expeditions by the European powers.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882
13
These eight persevering lovers were just what I required for my experiment.
Social Life in the Insect World
14
Had his choice been less unexceptionable, I should have condemned his persevering.
Mansfield Park
15
Dream after dream comes true-orrather is made true by persevering effort.
Rilla of Ingleside
16
He had a strong, square face, with a dogged and persevering chin.
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