perseverar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin persevērāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pər.sə.βəˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pər.sə.vəˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peɾ.se.veˈɾaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Homophone: perseverà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

perseverar (first-person singular present persevero, first-person singular preterite perseverí, past participle perseverat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (intransitive) to persevere

   Synonyms: continuar, mantenir, persistir, seguir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of perseverar (first conjugation)

infinitive			perseverar
gerund			perseverant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		perseverat		perseverada
		plural		perseverats		perseverades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	persevero	perseveres	persevera	perseverem	persevereu	perseveren
	imperfect	perseverava	perseveraves	perseverava	perseveràvem	perseveràveu	perseveraven
	future	perseveraré	perseveraràs	perseverarà	perseverarem	perseverareu	perseveraran
	preterite	perseverí	perseverares	perseverà	perseveràrem	perseveràreu	perseveraren
	conditional	perseveraria	perseveraries	perseveraria	perseveraríem	perseveraríeu	perseverarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	perseveri	perseveris	perseveri	perseverem	persevereu	perseverin
	imperfect	perseverés	perseveressis	perseverés	perseveréssim	perseveréssiu	perseveressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	persevera	perseveri	perseverem	persevereu	perseverin
	negative (no)	—	no perseveris	no perseveri	no perseverem	no persevereu	no perseverin

Related terms

• perseverança
• perseverant

Further reading

• “perseverar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “perseverar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “perseverar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “perseverar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin persevērāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.se.veˈɾa(ʁ)/ [peh.se.veˈɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peʁ.se.veˈɾa(ʁ)/ [peh.se.veˈɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /peɾ.se.veˈɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /peʁ.se.veˈɾa(ʁ)/ [peχ.se.veˈɾa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peɻ.se.veˈɾa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.sɨ.vɨˈɾaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.sɨ.vɨˈɾaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.sɨ.bɨˈɾaɾ/ [pɨɾ.sɨ.βɨˈɾaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨɾ.sɨ.vɨˈɾa.ɾi/

Verb

perseverar (first-person singular present persevero, first-person singular preterite perseverei, past participle perseverado)

1. (intransitive) to persevere (persist steadfastly)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of perseverar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	perseverar
Personal	perseverar	perseverares	perseverar	perseverarmos	perseverardes	perseverarem
Gerund
	perseverando
Past participle
Masculine	perseverado			perseverados
Feminine	perseverada			perseveradas
Indicative
Present	persevero	perseveras	persevera	perseveramos	perseverais	perseveram
Imperfect	perseverava	perseveravas	perseverava	perseverávamos	perseveráveis	perseveravam
Preterite	perseverei	perseveraste	perseverou	perseveramos1, perseverámos2	perseverastes	perseveraram
Pluperfect	perseverara	perseveraras	perseverara	perseveráramos	perseveráreis	perseveraram
Future	perseverarei	perseverarás	perseverará	perseveraremos	perseverareis	perseverarão
Conditional	perseveraria	perseverarias	perseveraria	perseveraríamos	perseveraríeis	perseverariam
Subjunctive
Present	persevere	perseveres	persevere	perseveremos	persevereis	perseverem
Imperfect	perseverasse	perseverasses	perseverasse	perseverássemos	perseverásseis	perseverassem
Future	perseverar	perseverares	perseverar	perseverarmos	perseverardes	perseverarem
Imperative
Affirmative		persevera	persevere	perseveremos	perseverai	perseverem
Negative (não)		não perseveres	não persevere	não perseveremos	não persevereis	não perseverem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• perseveração
• perseverança
• perseverante

Further reading

• “perseverar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “perseverar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “perseverar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin persevērāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾsebeˈɾaɾ/ [peɾ.se.β̞eˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: per‧se‧ve‧rar

Verb

perseverar (first-person singular present persevero, first-person singular preterite perseveré, past participle perseverado)

1. (intransitive) to persevere

Conjugation

    Conjugation of perseverar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			perseverar
gerund			perseverando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		perseverado		perseverada
		plural		perseverados		perseveradas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	persevero	perseverastú perseverásvos	persevera	perseveramos	perseveráis	perseveran
	imperfect	perseveraba	perseverabas	perseveraba	perseverábamos	perseverabais	perseveraban
	preterite	perseveré	perseveraste	perseveró	perseveramos	perseverasteis	perseveraron
	future	perseveraré	perseverarás	perseverará	perseveraremos	perseveraréis	perseverarán
	conditional	perseveraría	perseverarías	perseveraría	perseveraríamos	perseveraríais	perseverarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	persevere	perseverestú perseverésvos2	persevere	perseveremos	perseveréis	perseveren
	imperfect (ra)	perseverara	perseveraras	perseverara	perseveráramos	perseverarais	perseveraran
	imperfect (se)	perseverase	perseverases	perseverase	perseverásemos	perseveraseis	perseverasen
	future1	perseverare	perseverares	perseverare	perseveráremos	perseverareis	perseveraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		perseveratú perseverávos	persevere	perseveremos	perseverad	perseveren
	negative		no perseveres	no persevere	no perseveremos	no perseveréis	no perseveren

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of perseverar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive perseverar	dative	perseverarme	perseverarte	perseverarle, perseverarse	perseverarnos	perseveraros	perseverarles, perseverarse
	accusative	perseverarme	perseverarte	perseverarlo, perseverarla, perseverarse	perseverarnos	perseveraros	perseverarlos, perseverarlas, perseverarse
with gerund perseverando	dative	perseverándome	perseverándote	perseverándole, perseverándose	perseverándonos	perseverándoos	perseverándoles, perseverándose
	accusative	perseverándome	perseverándote	perseverándolo, perseverándola, perseverándose	perseverándonos	perseverándoos	perseverándolos, perseverándolas, perseverándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative persevera	dative	persevérame	persevérate	persevérale	persevéranos	not used	persevérales
	accusative	persevérame	persevérate	persevéralo, persevérala	persevéranos	not used	persevéralos, persevéralas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative perseverá	dative	perseverame	perseverate	perseverale	perseveranos	not used	perseverales
	accusative	perseverame	perseverate	perseveralo, perseverala	perseveranos	not used	perseveralos, perseveralas
with formal second-person singular imperative persevere	dative	persevéreme	not used	persevérele, persevérese	persevérenos	not used	persevéreles
	accusative	persevéreme	not used	persevérelo, persevérela, persevérese	persevérenos	not used	persevérelos, persevérelas
with first-person plural imperative perseveremos	dative	not used	perseverémoste	perseverémosle	perseverémonos	perseverémoos	perseverémosles
	accusative	not used	perseverémoste	perseverémoslo, perseverémosla	perseverémonos	perseverémoos	perseverémoslos, perseverémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative perseverad	dative	perseveradme	not used	perseveradle	perseveradnos	perseveraos	perseveradles
	accusative	perseveradme	not used	perseveradlo, perseveradla	perseveradnos	perseveraos	perseveradlos, perseveradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative perseveren	dative	persevérenme	not used	persevérenle	persevérennos	not used	persevérenles, persevérense
	accusative	persevérenme	not used	persevérenlo, persevérenla	persevérennos	not used	persevérenlos, persevérenlas, persevérense

Related terms

• perseverancia
• perseverante

Further reading

• “perseverar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024