enduring

CEFRB2

/ɪnˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Continuing for a long time or remaining strong.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    endurance

Examples

  • There are various ways of enduring the pain.

  • This is so enduring as to make even the most diligent worker give up.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ɪnˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/
  • /ɪnˈdɝ.ɪŋ/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. present participle and gerund of endure

  2. Long-lasting without significant alteration; continuing through time in the same relative state.

More examples

In context

  • an enduring belief in democracy

  • It could be only long years of privations and endurings of hardships that could enable the Esquimaux to traverse over those icy regions with the facilities they have learned to practise[…]

Synonyms

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Their blank friendship lasted for over fifty years without any conflict.

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