All 3 Uses of
persevere
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- "Dumbledore must have taught thousands of students," Scrimgeour persevered.†
Chpt 7 *
- For the reasons you just read out, I sup-pose… to remind me what you can get if you… persevere and what-ever it was.†
Chpt 7
- After a couple of mouthfuls Ron had pushed his portion away, looking queasy; Harry had only persevered so as to not hurt Hermione's feelings.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
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(persevere) to keep working at something -- especially despite difficulties