English → Latin
“persevere” in Latin
persevērōto abide by; to adhere to; to continue steadfastly: to persist, to perseverecōnstōto stand together; to stand still; to remain the same; stand firm; to agree, correspond, fitperstōto continue standing; to remain steadfast; to continue, persevere or persistcōnsistōto stop, stand, halt; to pause, linger; to hardenpersistōto persist, continue steadfastly; to remainmaneōto stay, remain, abide; to await, wait for, expect (be in store for); to waitpermaneōto stay to the end, hold out; to last, continue, remain, endure, abide, persist, persevere; to survive, outlive
The English word persevere itself goes back to Latin per, through persevērō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
persevere
perseverare (the proper word): constare (with or without sibi, to be consistent): perstare: consistere: persistere (to stand to, not to depart from; ☞ Herzog, Caes., B.G., 6, 36): manere, permanere (to abide by; all these usually with in re). To persevere in one’s principles, stare suis judiciis: to persevere in one’s course of life, in vitae perpetuitate sibi constare: to persevere in an undertaking, perstare in incepto: to persevere in a purpose or design, perseverare in proposito; tenere consilium; consilium non mutare; sibi constare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for persevere?
- The usual Latin words for “persevere” are persevērō, cōnstō, perstō; also cōnsistō, persistō, maneō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.