perseverance B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌpɝsəˈvɪɹəns/ UK /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪəɹəns/ See IPA manual Freq #21423 Meanings 1 noun The quality of continuing to try hard even when something is difficult. Her perseverance finally paid off when she passed the exam. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of continuing... persistencedeterminationtenacity Etymology AI details From Middle English perseveraunce, from Old French perseverance, from Latin persevērantia. perseveraunce Middle English perseverance Old French persevērantia Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # perseverance **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌpɝsəˈvɪɹəns/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪəɹəns/ **Frequency rank:** 21423 ## Meanings 1. The quality of continuing to try hard even when something is difficult. ## Examples - Her perseverance finally paid off when she passed the exam. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: perseveraunce - Root: perseverance - Root: persevērantia ## Etymology From Middle English perseveraunce, from Old French perseverance, from Latin persevērantia. ## AI Etymology Perseverance comes from Middle English perseveraunce, from Old French perseverance, from Latin persevērantia. The historical chain includes perseveraunce (Middle English), perseverance (Old French), persevērantia (Latin). In present-day English it covers the quality of continuing to try hard even when something is difficult. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown