English-Thai Dictionary

perseverance

N ความพยายาม  ความมานะ อุตสาหะ  ความมุ่งมั่น  stamina endurance fortitude weakness frailness kwam-pa-ya-yam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERSEVERANCE

n.[L. perseverantia. See Persevere. ] 1. Persistence in any thing undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business or enterprise begun; applied alike to good or evil.
Perseverance keeps honor bright.
Patience and perseverance overcome the greatest difficulties.
2. In theology, continuance in a state of grace to a state of glory; sometimes called final perseverance.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERSEVERANCE

Per `se *ver "ance, n. Etym: [F. persévérance, L. perseverantia.]

 

1. The act of persevering; persistence in anything undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business, or enterprise begun. "The king-becoming graces. .. perseverance, mercy, lowliness. " Shak. Whose constant perseverance overcame Whate'er his cruel malice could invent. Milton.

 

2. Discrimination. [Obs. ] Sir J. Harrington.

 

3. (Theol.)

 

Defn: Continuance in a state of grace until it is succeeded by a state of glory; sometimes called final perseverance, and the perseverance of the saints. See Calvinism.

 

Syn. -- Persistence; steadfastness; constancy; steadiness; pertinacity.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

perseverance

per se ver ance |ˌpərsəˈvi (ə )rəns ˌpərsəˈvɪrəns | ▶noun steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success: his perseverance with the technique illustrates his single-mindedness | medicine is a field that requires dedication and perseverance. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin perseverantia, from perseverant- ‘abiding by strictly, ’ from the verb perseverare (see persevere ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

perseverance

per |se ¦ver |ance |pəːsɪˈvɪər (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success: medicine is a field which requires dedication and perseverance. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin perseverantia, from perseverant- ‘abiding by strictly ’, from the verb perseverare (see persevere ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

perseverance

perseverance noun in a competitive environment, perseverance is an invaluable asset: persistence, tenacity, determination, staying power, indefatigability, steadfastness, purposefulness; patience, endurance, application, diligence, dedication, commitment, doggedness, assiduity, tirelessness, stamina; intransigence, obstinacy; informal stick-to-it-iveness; formal pertinacity.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

perseverance

perseverance noun medicine is a field which requires dedication and perseverance: persistence, tenacity, determination, resolve, resolution, resoluteness, staying power, purposefulness, firmness of purpose; patience, endurance, application, diligence, sedulousness, dedication, commitment, doggedness, pertinacity, assiduity, assiduousness, steadfastness, tirelessness, indefatigability, stamina; intransigence, obstinacy; German Sitzfleisch; informal stickability; N. Amer. informal stick-to-it-iveness; archaic continuance; rare perseveration.

 

French Dictionary

persévérance

persévérance n. f. nom féminin Ténacité. : La persévérance vient à bout de tous les obstacles. SYNONYME entêtement ; obstination ; opiniâtreté . LOCUTIONS Persévérance scolaire. Maintien plus ou moins grand, au fil des années, des effectifs scolaires admis dans le système d ’éducation ou engagés dans un cycle ou un programme d ’études à une année donnée ou à un âge donné (GDT ). : Il importe d ’augmenter le taux de persévérance (et non *rétention ) scolaire. Persévérance scolaire. Fait, pour un élève, de poursuivre ses études en passant à la classe suivante d ’un programme d ’études ou en commençant un autre programme ou cycle d ’études (Recomm. off. ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

perseverance

per se ver ance /pə̀ː r səví ə r (ə )ns /名詞 U 1 ｟ほめて ｠我慢強さ, 不屈 (の努力 ), がんばり (→persistence ).2 〘神学 〙堅忍恩恵, 窮極救済 .