endure

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈdjʊə̯(r)/ or /ɪnˈdjɔː(r)/ or /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə̯(r)/ or /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔː(r)/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈd(j)ʊr/

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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.
   • Synonyms: continue and tolerate

   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.

Related words

• endurance