| persevere | vi tabah, tekun, bersungguh-sungguh: he ~d in his efforts and finally succeeded, dia tekun dlm kerja-kerjanya dan berjaya akhirnya; she was hopeless in mathematics, but her teacher ~d with her, dia lemah dlm matematik, tetapi gurunya tetap tekun mengajarnya; we’ll all have to ~ if the project is to succeed, kita semua harus tekun jika mahu projek ini berjaya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| earnest1 | adj 1. zealous, tekun: an ~ student, pelajar yg tekun; an ~ worker, pekerja yg tekun; 2. serious, sungguh-sungguh; (of person) bersikap serius: ~ desire, kehidupan yg sungguh-sungguh; an ~ attempt, percubaan yg sungguh-sungguh; 3. sincerely expressed, sungguh-sungguh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| persevering | adj tabah, tekun; (of work etc) memerlukan ketekunan: he won’t give up, he is very ~, dia tdk akan berputus asa krn dia tabah; ~ efforts brought success, usaha yg tekun telah membawa kejayaan; a patient and ~ teacher, seorang guru yg sabar dan tekun; ~ work, pekerjaan yg memerlukan ketekunan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| assiduous | adj 1. diligent, persevering, tekun, rajin: an ~ student, pelajar yg tekun; 2. undertaken with careful attention, teliti: ~ editing, pengeditan yg teliti. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stick 2 | ~ at st, tekun + approp v: he’s the type who ~s at a job until he finishes it, dia jenis orang yg tekun membuat sesuatu kerja sehingga selesai; ~ at it, teruskan: you’re doing a good job, ~ at it, kerja kamu baik betul, teruskan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sedulous | adj tekun, bersungguh-sungguh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| diligent | adj rajin, tekun; (of research etc) teliti: he is ~ but lacks ideas, dia rajin tetapi tdk mempunyai idea. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spurt | work in ~s, bekerja dgn tekun tetapi sekejap-sekejap; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| buckle | ~ to, bekerja /bersungguh-sungguh, dgn tekun/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| buckle | ~ down to (task, job, assignment, work), membuat [sst] dgn /bersungguh-sungguh, tekun/: it’s time you ~ down to the task, sudah sampai masanya kamu membuat kerja itu dgn bersungguh-sungguh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |