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- Dictionaryendure/ɪnˈdjʊə/
verb
- 1. suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently: "it seemed impossible that anyone could endure such pain" Similar
- 2. remain in existence; last: "these cities have endured through time" Similar Opposite
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ENDURE definition: 1. to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful: 2. to continue to exist for a long time…. Learn more.
The meaning of ENDURE is to continue in the same state : last. How to use endure in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Endure.
ENDURE meaning: 1. to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful: 2. to continue to exist for a long time…. Learn more.
If you endure a painful or difficult situation, you experience it and do not avoid it or give up, usually because you cannot. The company endured heavy financial losses. [ VERB noun ]
If something endures, it lasts: Beethoven's fame has endured for more than 200 years. But if you endure something, you suffer through it: We endured our teacher's slide shows of her vacation photographs.
(formal) Verb Forms. [transitive] to experience and deal with something that is painful or unpleasant without giving up synonym bear. endure something They had to endure a long wait before the case came to trial. She could not endure the thought of parting. The pain was almost too great to endure.
verb. /ɪnˈdʊr/ Verb Forms. [transitive] to experience and deal with something that is painful or unpleasant, especially without complaining synonym bear endure something They had to endure a long wait before the case came to trial. She could not endure the thought of leaving him.
ENDURE definition: to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful: . Learn more.
1. To continue in existence; last: buildings that have endured for centuries. 2. To suffer patiently without yielding. [Middle English enduren, from Old French endurer, from Latin indūrāre, to make hard : in-, against, into; see en-1 + dūrus, hard; see deru- in Indo-European roots.] Synonyms: endure, bear1, stand, abide, suffer, tolerate.
Endure Definition. To hold up under (pain, fatigue, etc.); stand; bear; undergo. To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo or suffer. Endure an Arctic winter. To bear pain, etc. without flinching; hold out. To put up with; tolerate. To continue in existence; last; remain.
