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endure

[ en-door, -dyoor ]

verb (used with object)

endured, enduring.
  1. to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo:

    to endure great financial pressures with equanimity.

  2. to bear without resistance or with patience; tolerate:

    I cannot endure your insults any longer.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. to admit of; allow; bear:

    His poetry is such that it will not endure a superficial reading.



verb (used without object)

endured, enduring.
  1. to continue to exist; last:

    These words will endure as long as people live who love freedom.

    Synonyms:

    Antonyms: ,

  2. to support adverse force or influence of any kind; suffer without yielding; suffer patiently:

    Even in the darkest ages humanity has endured.

  3. to have or gain continued or lasting acknowledgment or recognition, as of worth, merit or greatness:

    His plays have endured for more than three centuries.

endure

/ ɪˈʊə /

verb

  1. to undergo (hardship, strain, privation, etc) without yielding; bear
  2. tr to permit or tolerate
  3. intr to last or continue to exist
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܰˈٲ, noun
  • ˈܰ, adjective
  • ˈܰ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܰİ noun
  • ܲe·ܰ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of endure1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English enduren, from Anglo-French, Old French endurer, from Latin Իū “to harden, make lasting,” equivalent to in- in- 2 + ū “to last, be or become hard,” derivative of ūܲ “h”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of endure1

C14: from Old French endurer, from Latin Իū to harden, from ūܲ hard
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Synonym Study

See bear 1. See continue.
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Example Sentences

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To make it as a fashion model is one thing; to endure in such an intensely competitive field, as Christie Brinkley has done, is quite another.

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A spokesperson said: "We are determined to deliver systemic change, at pace, to how we support people in our care, in a way which will be enduring, transparent, and impactful."

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The first 100 days of Trump's second term have been a dramatic show of political force, but the next 1,361 will be the real test of whether he can carve an enduring legacy.

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The surveyors traveled mostly on horseback and on foot as they mapped the rugged terrain, enduring grueling days in desert camps where the heat sometimes topped 120 degrees.

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It was Nazi cruelty and incompetence that accounted for the 500 deaths a day that the camp endured.

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