Endure

Meaning

Endure means to experience something difficult, painful, or unpleasant without giving up or stopping. It can also mean to continue to exist or remain for a long time.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈdjʊə(r)/

Word Forms

• Base form: endure
• Past tense: endured
• Past participle: endured
• Present participle: enduring
• Noun: endurance
• Adjective: enduring
• Adverb: enduringly

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

• endure pain — to continue experiencing physical or emotional pain without giving up.
• endure suffering — to experience suffering over a period of time.
• endure hardship — to survive difficult circumstances.
• endure criticism — to tolerate negative comments or judgments.
• endure difficult conditions — to continue despite unpleasant or challenging circumstances.
• endure for centuries — to continue to exist for a very long time.

Example Sentences

• She endured years of hardship without losing hope.
• The soldiers had to endure extremely difficult conditions.
• He could no longer endure the constant noise.
• The old building has endured for more than a century.
• True friendship can endure even when people are separated by distance.

Literary Example

Example:

“For there was never yet philosopher That could endure the toothache patiently.”

— William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing

Here, endure means to experience or tolerate something painful without being able to escape it. Shakespeare uses the pain of a toothache humorously to suggest that even philosophers may struggle to remain patient when suffering.

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