perseverance

Everyday

1. Keeping on trying to do something even when it is hard, or when you fail at first. tree →
2. (church) Christians speak of perseverance in faith: keeping faith through hard times. tree →

In the lessons

In school perseverance is a learning value: practise reading, keep going with tricky maths, don't give up. In stories heroes succeed through perseverance. In Bible lessons Paul writes that suffering produces perseverance. Phrases: «show perseverance», «with perseverance», «perseverance pays off», «award for perseverance».

Examples

• She learned to ride her bike through perseverance. tree →
• Our class has a star for perseverance. tree →
• Perseverance pays off: keep practising! tree →
• The spider's perseverance inspired Robert the Bruce. tree →
• It took great perseverance to finish the marathon. tree →
• Learning the piano needs patience and perseverance. tree →
• "Your brothers can be released," said she, "if you have only courage and perseverance. tree →

Note

Uncountable. Verb: persevere (with, in). Stress: per-se-VEER-ance. Spelling trap: perseverance (no «r» after the second e): not «perserverance». Similar: persistence, determination, grit.