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 Definitions of endure  [ɛnˈdʊər, -ˈdyʊər]  

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Definition of 'endure' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) endure
to hold out against; undergo:
to endure hardship.

2.  endure
to bear patiently or without resistance; tolerate.

3.  endure
to admit of; allow; bear.

4. (v.i.) endure
to continue to exist; last.

5.  endure
to support adverse force or influence; suffer without yielding.

Etymology:  (1275–1325; ME < AF, OF endurer < L indūrāre to harden, make lasting =in-in -2+dūrāre to last, be or become hard, der. of dūrus hard)

Definition of 'endure' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
"I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

2. (verb) weather, endure, brave, brave out
face and withstand with courage
"She braved the elements"

3. (verb) survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
continue to live through hardship or adversity
"We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"

4. (verb) suffer, endure
undergo or be subjected to
"He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"

5. (verb) wear, hold out, endure
last and be usable
"This dress wore well for almost ten years"

6. (verb) last, endure
persist for a specified period of time
"The bad weather lasted for three days"

7. (verb) prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure
continue to exist
"These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"


Definition of 'endure' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) endure
to deal with difficulty without giving up
They endured hours of anxious waiting.; Few people could endure such pain.

2.  endure
to last a long time
a love that endures


Definition of 'endure' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) endure
to continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain

2. (verb) endure
to remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out

3. (verb) endure
to remain firm under; to sustain; to undergo; to support without breaking or yielding; as, metals endure a certain degree of heat without melting; to endure wind and weather

4. (verb) endure
to bear with patience; to suffer without opposition or without sinking under the pressure or affliction; to bear up under; to put up with; to tolerate

5. (verb) endure
to harden; to toughen; to make hardy


Translation of 'endure' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to bear patiently; to tolerate
She endures her troubles bravely; I can endure her rudeness no longer.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: deurstaan Arabic flag Arabic: يَتَحَمَّل، يَحْتَمِل Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: издържам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: suportar Czech flag Czech: snášet German flag German: aushalten
Danish flag Danish: udholde; tåle Greek flag Greek: υπομένω, υποφέρω Spanish flag Spanish: soportar
Estonian flag Estonian: taluma Farsi flag Farsi: تحمل کردن Finnish flag Finnish: sietää
French flag French: supporter Hebrew flag Hebrew: לִסבּוֹל Hindi flag Hindi: सहना
Croatian flag Croatian: podnositi Hungarian flag Hungarian: elvisel Indonesian flag Indonesian: menahankan, memikul
Icelandic flag Icelandic: þola Italian flag Italian: sopportare Japanese flag Japanese: 耐える
Korean flag Korean: 견디어 내다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pakęsti Latvian flag Latvian: paciest
Malay flag Malay: menahankan Dutch flag Dutch: verdragen Norwegian flag Norwegian: holde ut, utstå, tåle
Polish flag Polish: znosić Persian flag Persian: تحمل کردن Pashto flag Pashto: زغمل، ګالل، سييول، تاب را
Portuguese flag Portuguese: suportar Romanian flag Romanian: a suporta Russian flag Russian: терпеть
Slovak flag Slovak: znášať Slovenian flag Slovenian: prenesti Serbian flag Serbian: podnositi
Swedish flag Swedish: uthärda Thai flag Thai: อดทน Turkish flag Turkish: dayanmak, katlanmak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 忍受,忍耐 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: терпіти, зносити Urdu flag Urdu: برداشت کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: cam chịu Chinese flag Chinese: 忍受,忍耐

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