endure
verb
en·dure in-ˈdu̇r 
-ˈdyu̇r,
en-
endured; enduring
intransitive verb
1
: to continue in the same state : last entry 1
the style endured for centuries
2
: to remain firm under suffering or misfortune without yielding
though it is difficult, we must endure
transitive verb
1
: to undergo especially without giving in : suffer
endure hardships
endured great pain
2
: to regard with acceptance or tolerance
could not endure noisy children
Synonyms
- experience
- feel
- have
- know
- pass
- see
- suffer
- sustain
- taste
- undergo
- witness
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Example Sentences
She wants to make sure her legacy will endure. He endured five years as a prisoner of war. We endured the lecture for as long as we could.
Recent Examples on the Web For the poor business managers who value people on physical traits rather than talent, their relationships with potential employees will be shallow anyhow and won’t endure, even if the cash became better with transparency. 
Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Nonetheless, this ancient and august lawyer embodies the dying grandeur of an elite whose rituals and assumptions endure mainly as souvenirs of earlier glories. Daniel Akst, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 On one hand, jokes about what women endure—in childbirth, at work, in bed—are fundamentally feminist. Ariel Levy, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 In short, do COVID sufferers actually endure more nagging symptoms than COVID evaders? Shannon Hall, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2022 Barely 30 years from now, Los Angeles County could endure three times the number of days when temperatures exceed 94 degrees, according to estimates from a new study. Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 For the debut episode of Archetypes, the Duchess of Sussex chats with friend and tennis champion Serena Williams about everything ranging from the public perception of ambition to the emotional toll mothers so often endure. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Aug. 2022 Mysteries from both affairs endure as the continuing House probe into the Jan. 6, 2021, uprising at the Capitol intersects with this week’s Watergate 50th anniversary. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022 Houser didn't allow a run in the second inning but still labored, issuing his fourth walk and also having to endure an Adames error as his pitch count climbed to 66. Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 See More
Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Nonetheless, this ancient and august lawyer embodies the dying grandeur of an elite whose rituals and assumptions endure mainly as souvenirs of earlier glories. Daniel Akst, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 On one hand, jokes about what women endure—in childbirth, at work, in bed—are fundamentally feminist. Ariel Levy, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 In short, do COVID sufferers actually endure more nagging symptoms than COVID evaders? Shannon Hall, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2022 Barely 30 years from now, Los Angeles County could endure three times the number of days when temperatures exceed 94 degrees, according to estimates from a new study. Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 For the debut episode of Archetypes, the Duchess of Sussex chats with friend and tennis champion Serena Williams about everything ranging from the public perception of ambition to the emotional toll mothers so often endure. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Aug. 2022 Mysteries from both affairs endure as the continuing House probe into the Jan. 6, 2021, uprising at the Capitol intersects with this week’s Watergate 50th anniversary. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022 Houser didn't allow a run in the second inning but still labored, issuing his fourth walk and also having to endure an Adames error as his pitch count climbed to 66. Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French endurer, from Vulgar Latin *indurare, from Latin, to harden, from in- + durare to harden, endure — more at during
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Kids Definition
endure
verb
en·dure in-ˈdu̇r
-ˈdyu̇r
endured; enduring
1
: to continue to exist over a long time : last
This tradition has endured for centuries.
2
: to experience without giving in
They had to endure hardship to survive.
3
: to put up with
He could not endure another minute of waiting.
endured
verb
1
as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it an elderly couple who have endured the ups and downs of a half century of married life Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- experienced
- underwent
- had
- suffered
- saw
- felt
- witnessed
- knew
- sustained
- encountered
- received
- tasted
- passed
- went through
- accepted
- met
- digested
- assimilated
2
as in tolerated
to put up with (something painful or difficult) at some point we all have to endure the loss of a beloved pet Synonyms & Similar Words
- tolerated
- handled
- accepted
- stood
- took
- sustained
- stomached
- absorbed
- suffered
- met
- swallowed
- wore
- countenanced
- brooked
- abided
- supported
- bore
- stood for
- stuck out
- bided
- hacked
- pocketed
- abode
- went
- sweat out
- bode
- lived with
- toughed it out
- allowed
- permitted
- sweated out
- lumped (it)
- acquiesced
- capitulated
- respected
- reconciled (to)
- yielded (to)
- submitted (to)
- assented (to)
- consented (to)
- agreed (with or to)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- refused
- rejected
- dismissed
- fought
- resisted
- spurned
- avoided
- opposed
- declined
- repudiated
- escaped
- combated
- missed
- evaded
- contested
- eluded
- combatted
- circumvented
- bypassed
- dodged
- turned down
- refrained (from)
- abstained (from)
- forbore
3
as in continued
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state the fashion business is built on change, since nobody expects a particular clothing style to endure Synonyms & Similar Words
- continued
- lasted
- remained
- persisted
- survived
- stayed
- lingered
- held on
- prevailed
- abode
- bode
- abided
- perdured
- ran on
- kept up
- bided
- held up
- tarried
- stuck around
- carried through
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- died
- passed
- ended
- stopped
- concluded
- ceased
- finished
- closed
- terminated
- expired
- quitted
- lapsed
- discontinued
- left off
- quit
- wound up
- desisted
- died (down)
- subsided
- abated
- waned
- moderated
- winded up
- ebbed
- let up