endure
(verb)
verb
1. put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
Similar word(s): abide, bear, brook, digest, stand, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate
Definition categories: cognition, allow, countenance, let, permit
2. face and withstand with courage
Similar word(s): brave, weather
Definition categories: stative, defy, hold, withstand
3. continue to live and avoid dying
Similar word(s): go, last, live, survive
Definition categories: stative
4. undergo or be subjected to
Similar word(s): suffer
Definition categories: perception, experience, see
5. last and be usable
Similar word(s): wear
Definition categories: stative, endure, last
6. persist for a specified period of time
Similar word(s): last
Definition categories: stative, measure
7. continue to exist
- The legend of Elvis endures
Similar word(s): persist, prevail, run
Definition categories: stative, continue
Sentences with endure as a verb:
- The singer's popularity endured for decades.
- Our love will endure forever.
- He endured years of pain.