Definitions for endure
ɛnˈdʊər, -ˈdyʊəren·dure

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up(verb)

   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. weather, endure, brave, brave out(verb)

   face and withstand with courage

   "She braved the elements"

3. survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out(verb)

   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. suffer, endure(verb)

   undergo or be subjected to

   "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"

5. wear, hold out, endure(verb)

   last and be usable

   "This dress wore well for almost ten years"

6. last, endure(verb)

   persist for a specified period of time

   "The bad weather lasted for three days"

7. prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure(verb)

   continue to exist

   "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. endure(Verb)

   To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships.

   Keith Richards' popularity endured for decades.

2. endure(Verb)

   To tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.

3. endure(Verb)

   To last.

   Our love will endure forever.

4. endure(Verb)

   To suffer patiently.

   He endured years of pain.

5. endure(Verb)

   To indurate.

Origin: from endurer, from induro.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Endure(verb)

   to continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain

2. Endure(verb)

   to remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out

3. Endure(verb)

   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. Endure(verb)

   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. Endure(verb)

   to harden; to toughen; to make hardy

Origin: [F. endurer; pref. en- (L. in) + durer to last. See Dure, v. i., and cf. Indurate.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Endure

   en-dūr′, v.t. to remain firm under: to bear without sinking: to tolerate.—v.i. to remain firm: to last.—adj. Endur′able, that can be endured or borne.—n. Endur′ableness.—adv. Endur′ably.—ns. Endur′ance, state of enduring or bearing: continuance: a suffering patiently without sinking: patience; Endur′er.—adv. Endur′ingly. [O. Fr. endurer—L. indurāre—in, in, durus, hard.]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'endure' in Verbs Frequency: #1051

How to pronounce endure?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of endure in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of endure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of endure in a Sentence

1. Prof.Salam Al Shereida:

   Persevere in endure and remain stationed.

2. Dr. Viktor E Frankl:

   What is to give light must endure burning.

3. French Proverb:

   What was hard to endure is sweet to recall.

4. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

   Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.

5. Eugène Delacroix:

   A taste for simplicity cannot endure for long.

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