Word Frequency
endure (ɪnˈdjʊə
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Definitions
verb
- to undergo (hardship, strain, privation, etc) without yielding; bear
- tr to permit or tolerate
- intr to last or continue to exist
Derived Forms
enˈdurable adjectiveenˌduraˈbility, enˈdurableness noun
enˈdurably adverb
Word Origin
C14: from Old French endurer, from Latin indūrāre to harden, from dūrus hardSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = experience, suffer, bear, weather, meet, go through, encounter, cope with, sustain, brave, undergo, withstand, live through, thole
Quotations including 'endure'
"What can't be cured must be endured"
Translations for 'endure'
- British English: endure If a person or an organization endures a difficult situation, they experience it. VERBThe company endured heavy financial losses.
- Brazilian Portuguese: suportar
- Chinese: 承受
- European Spanish: soportar
- French: subir
- German: ertragen
- Italian: subire
- Japanese: 耐える
- Korean: 겪다
- Portuguese: suportar
- Spanish: soportar
Example Sentences Including 'endure'
And, in a delicious enjoyment of power without responsibility, she could punish her family by making them endure countless inconveniences.BEYOND FEAR (2002)
But some of our Indian ethos and emotional bonding with the workplace and relationships will endure all this.Business Today (2000)
Even the knowledge that you are not having to endure alone will be insufficient to stem the flow.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Mostly this consisted of Jan laughing herself silly at the thought of what I was going to have to endure.Death in Purple Prose
No family should ever have to endure the nightmare of losing a child," Mr. Bush said.Globe and Mail (2003)
Not only did Mr. Schwartz endure with good humour, he ordered a copy of the picture to give to his daughter.Globe and Mail (2003)
Sergeant Mills (82), who lives in Belfast, had his own hardships to endure during his service years.Belfast Telegraph (2003)
The sort of never-ending ordeal we usually only endure in bad dreams.A Nasty Dose of Death
There'd been a catastrophe in which they were involved and I had to try to help them endure the aftermath.Absolute Truths
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