bear, suffer, endure, abide, tolerate, stand mean to put up with something trying or painful. bear usually implies the power to sustain without flinching or breaking.

ENDURE definition: to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo. See examples of endure used in a sentence.

ENDURE definition: 1. to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful: 2. to continue to exist for a long time…. Learn more.

To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo or suffer: endure an Arctic winter. 2. To put up with; tolerate: I cannot endure your insolence any longer. 1. To continue in existence; last: buildings that …

Definition of endure verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 14, 2025 · endure (third-person singular simple present endures, present participle enduring, simple past and past participle endured) (intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or …

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English en‧dure /ɪnˈdjʊə $ ɪnˈdʊr/ verb 1 [transitive] to be in a difficult or painful situation for a long time without complaining It seemed impossible that anyone …

Endurance may also refer to an ability to persevere through a difficult situation, to "endure hardship". In military settings, endurance is the ability of a force [clarification needed] to sustain high levels of …

If something endures, it lasts: Beethoven's fame has endured for more than 200 years. But if you endure something, you suffer through it: We endured our teacher's slide shows of her vacation photographs.

If you endure a painful or difficult situation, you experience it and do not avoid it or give up, usually because you cannot. The company endured heavy financial losses. [VERB noun] They'd never allow …