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• v  be persistent, refuse to stop

• Still, we persevere and finally our crew of four arrives at a dirt path that leads to the tomb that is China's grandest memorial to the man who once led the "treasure fleet" of the .
• But Wang Dan believes there is much more to be done and so he will persevere in what he sees as the greatest mission of all: bringing democracy to China.
• He says the Groups program inspired him to persevere.

• persist
• hang in
• hang on
• hold on

News & Articles

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• Video ministry captures ordinary people’s faith on film
  In times of joy and trial, people have drawn on their faith to help them persevere. Howard Gage thinks it’s important to capture those milestones in people’s lives.
  June 13, 2013 - The Janesville Gazette

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Wall Street Journal
  Our nation is at war,Mr. Obama said. "We face a very tough fight in Afghanistan. But Americans don't flinch in the face of difficult truths or difficult tasks. We persist and we persevere."
• Philippe Douste-Blazy in International Herald Tribune
  I encouraged Mr. Abbas to persevere in his efforts to quickly form a national unity government,Douste-Blazy told reporters Saturday evening as Abbas wrapped up his trip.
• Manmohan Singh in AFP
  I can assure that we will continue down this road. We might do it gradually and in a manner which builds a consensus for economic and social change, but I assure you we will persevere,Singh said.