endure

CEFRB2

/ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To suffer something difficult and continue without giving up.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To last.

Examples

  • They had to endure a long wait before the case came to trial.

  • I can't endure the noise.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɪnˈd(j)ʊɹ/
  • /ɪnˈdjʊə(ɹ)/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.

  2. To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.

  3. To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.

More examples

In context

  • I cannot endure your going.

  • He endured years of pain.

  • Our love will endure forever.

Synonyms

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Question 1 · Quick check

The soldiers had to blank the extreme cold for many days.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English enduren, from Old French endurer, from Latin indūrō (“to make hard”). Displaced Old English drēogan, which survives dialectally as dree. Doublet of dure.