endure
To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
Example
“The singer's popularity endured for decades.”
Other meanings
To tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.
To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.
Synonyms
- digest
- stick out
- stomach
- bear
- stand
- tolerate
Related words
- unendured
- coendure
- endurability
- endurable
- outendure
- co-endure
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "indūrō" (to make hard).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “endure” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.