persevere Copy link Outline 1. persĕvēro, 12. persto, stĭti, stātum, 1 (to continue to hold by anything; denoting rather the passive side of perseverance, as persevero the active)3. consto, 1 (to remain firm and steadfast)4. permăneo, 25. pergo, 3 (to go on, continue)6. tĕneo, ui, ntum, 3 (to p. in; continue to maintain) • persevere: 1. persĕvēro, 1: to p. with anything, in aliqua re p., Caes. B. C. 1, 26: impers. pass., they p.'d, perseveratum est: v. to persist. 2. persto, stĭti, stātum, 1 (to continue to hold by anything; denoting rather the passive side of perseverance, as persevero the active): v. to persist. 3. consto, 1 (to remain firm and steadfast): to p. in an opinion, in sententia c., Cic. Fam. 7, 17. 4. permăneo, 2: v. to remain, continue. 5. pergo, 3 (to go on, continue): v. to proceed. 6. tĕneo, ui, ntum, 3 (to p. in; continue to maintain): to p. in one's custom, consuetudinem suam t., Cic. Ph. 1, 11, 27: to p. in one's purpose, propositum t., Caes. B. C. 3, 42. Phr.: to p. in a course, viam offirmare, Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 4.