endure
/ɪnˈdʊr/
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Type
Verb
Meaning
To experience and tolerate painful, difficult, or unpleasant conditions without giving up.
He endured months of physical therapy after the car accident.
Can the passengers endure another three hours sitting on the tarmac?
To remain in existence or hold value over a long period.
Her early architectural designs endure as masterpieces of modern style.
Few friendships can endure through decades of geographic separation.
How it's used
When this means “tolerate hardship”
- endure hardship
“endured it.”
They endured severe winters in the mountain cabin.
When this means “last for a long time”
- endure for centuries
“endure for years.”
Some of the old stone bridges in town have endured for centuries.
Collocations
- endure pain
- endure suffering
- endure the winter
Antonyms
- perish
- fade