All 5 Uses of
persevere
in
Bleak House
- She was by that time perseveringly dictating to Caddy, and Caddy was fast relapsing into the inky condition in which we had found her.†
Chpt 4-6 *
- But the doomed young rebel (otherwise a mild youth, and very persevering), showing no sign of grace as he got older but, on the contrary, constructing a model of a power-loom, she was fain, with many tears, to mention his backslidings to the baronet.†
Chpt 7-9
- I was to be informed, under his own hand, of all his labours and successes; I was to observe how resolute and persevering he would be; I was to be Ada's bridesmaid when they were married; I was to live with them afterwards; I was to keep all the keys of their house; I was to be made happy for ever and a day.†
Chpt 13-15
- I hope everybody here will lead them to believe that I died defying them, consistently and perseveringly, as I did through so many years.†
Chpt 22-24
- Diligent, persevering, steady, acute in business.†
Chpt 37-39
Definition:
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(persevere) to keep working at something -- especially despite difficulties