Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

persever

/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛvə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-se-ver
IPA: /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛvə(ɹ)/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete form of persevere.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Instruct my daughter how she shall persever, That time and place with this deceit so lawful May prove coherent."
"Light, joy, and leisure; but shall they persever? Echo. Ever."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

persevers (present, singular) persevering (participle, present) persevered (participle, past) persevered (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce persever?: The recorded pronunciation is /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛvə(ɹ)/.
What does persever mean?: Obsolete form of persevere.

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