Definitions for endure
ɛnˈdʊər, -ˈdyʊəren·dure

Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 votes)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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. endure(Verb)

   To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships.

   Keith Richards' popularity endured for decades.

   Etymology: from endurer, from induro.

2. endure(Verb)

   To tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.

   Etymology: from endurer, from induro.

3. endure(Verb)

   To last.

   Our love will endure forever.

   Etymology: from endurer, from induro.

4. endure(Verb)

   To suffer patiently.

   He endured years of pain.

   Etymology: from endurer, from induro.

5. endure(Verb)

   To indurate.

   Etymology: from endurer, from induro.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Endure(verb)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5. Endure(verb)

   to harden; to toughen; to make hardy

   Etymology: [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. Nancy Pelosi:

   Too many families in too many communities have been forced to endure the daily horror of gun violence. Enough is enough. The Republican Senate's continued inaction dishonors our solemn duty to protect innocent men, women and children and end this epidemic once and for all.

2. Richard DeVos:

   If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick the trait of persistence. Determination. The will to endure to the end, to get knocked down seventy times and get up off the floor saying, Here comes number seventy-one!

3. Michael Ahrens:

   Before Pete Buttigieg wastes time on a presidential campaign, Pete Buttigieg should focus on Pete Buttigieg town's sea of potholes and sky-high crime rate, pete Buttigieg bid isn't just bad news for residents, it's more proof that Democrats are about to endure the most crowded, divisive, and contentious primary in history.

4. Sigmund Freud, his essay on war & death:

   If you want to endure life, prepare yourself for death.

5. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.

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