endure

Pronunciation

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Verb

Plain form endure

Third-person singular endures

Past tense endured

Past participle endured

Present participle enduring

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you endure something difficult or painful, you experience it for a long time.

   We had to endure the climb to the top of the steep hill.

2. (transitive & intransitive) If something endures, it lasts for a long time.

   The church has endured for hundreds of years.

Synonyms

• continue