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Definition of “endure

endure (ɪnˈdjʊəPronunciation for endure

Definitions

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

Alternative Forms

enˈdurable adjective enˌduraˈbility enˈdurableness noun enˈdurably adverb

Word Origin

C14: from Old French endurer,  from Latin indūrāre  to harden, from dūrus hard

Quotations

  • "What can't be cured must be endured"

Usage examples

  • The sort of never-ending ordeal we usually only endure in bad dreams.
    Adam, Paul, A Nasty Dose of Death (1994)
  • But some of our Indian ethos and emotional bonding with the workplace and relationships will endure all this.
    Business Today (2000)
  • And liquidating your assets is a financial sacrifice no one should be expected to endure as a condition of political life.
    Globe and Mail (2003)
  • To be innocent and to have endured what he has gone through over the last 10 months is a burden no one should endure.
    Belfast Telegraph (2003)
  • The Roman Emperor Tiberius spent his declining years in a palace on the island, the ruins of which endure.
    Richard Fortey, THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)

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