endure

en·dure  (n-dr, -dyr)

v. en·dured, en·dur·ing, en·dures

v.tr.

1. To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo: endure an Arctic winter.

2. To bear with tolerance: "We seek the truth, and will endure the consequences" (Charles Seymour). See Synonyms at bear¹.

v.intr.

1. To continue in existence; last: buildings that have endured for centuries.

2. To suffer patiently without yielding.

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[Middle English enduren, from Old French endurer, from Latin indrre, to make hard : in-, against, into; see en-¹ + drus, hard; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]

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endure [ɪnˈdjʊə]

vb

1. to undergo (hardship, strain, privation, etc.) without yielding; bear

2. (tr) to permit or tolerate

3. (intr) to last or continue to exist

[from Old French endurer, from Latin indūrāre to harden, from dūrus hard]

endurable  adj

endurability , endurableness n

endurably  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	endure - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" brook, tolerate, abide, stomach, bear, digest, stick out, put up, suffer, stand, support live with, swallow, accept - tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies" hold still for, stand for - tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" bear up - endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain" take lying down - suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down" take a joke - listen to a joke at one's own expense; "Can't you take a joke?" sit out - endure to the end pay - bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
	2.	endure - face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements" brave, brave out, weather defy, withstand, hold up, hold - resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
	3.	endure - continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" live on, survive, last, live, hold out, hold up, go live, be - have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" subsist, exist, survive, live - support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" hold water, stand up, hold up - resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" perennate - survive from season to season, of plants live out - live out one's life; live to the end
	4.	endure - undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom" suffer tolerate - have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him" die - suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" experience, go through, see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
	5.	endure - last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" hold out, wear last, endure - persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"
	6.	endure - persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days" last run for, run - extend or continue for a certain period of time; "The film runs 5 hours" measure - have certain dimensions; "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches" hold out, endure, wear - last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years" drag on, drag out - last unnecessarily long
	7.	endure - continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" die hard, persist, prevail, run continue - exist over a prolonged period of time; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks" carry over - transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another run - occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family" reverberate - have a long or continuing effect; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"

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endure

verb

1. experience, suffer, bear, weather, meet, go through, encounter, cope with, sustain, brave, undergo, withstand, live through, thole (Scot.) He'd endured years of pain and sleepless nights because of arthritis.

2. put up with, stand, suffer, bear, allow, accept, stick (slang), take (informal), permit, stomach, swallow, brook, tolerate, hack (slang), abide, submit to, countenance, stick out (informal), take patiently I simply can't endure another moment of her company.

3. last, live, continue, remain, stay, hold, stand, go on, survive, live on, prevail, persist, abide, be durable, wear well Somehow the language endures and continues to survive to this day.

Proverbs
"What can't be cured must be endured"

Translations

endure [ɪnˈdjʊəʳ]

A. VT (= suffer) [+ pain, heat] → resistir, aguantar; (= tolerate) → aguantar, soportar
she can't endure being laughed at → no soporta que se rían de ella
I can't endure being corrected → no aguanto que me corrijan
to endure doing sth → aguantar hacer algo
I can't endure him → no lo puedo ver, no lo aguanto or soporto
I can't endure it a moment longer → no lo aguanto un momento más

B. VI (= last) → durar; (= not give in) → aguantar, resistir

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endure [ɪnˈdjʊə^r]

vt (= bear) [+ pain, illness, hardship, suffering] → endurer; [+ abuse, torture, humiliation, criticism] → endurer

vi (= last) [relationship, marriage] → durer; [idea, attraction] → perdurer

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endure

vt

(= undergo) pain, insults, losses, tribulations, hardship → erleiden

(= put up with) → ertragen; agony → aushalten, ertragen; it was more than I could endure → ich konnte es nicht mehr ertragen; she can’t endure being laughed at → sie kann es nicht vertragen or haben (inf), → wenn man über sie lacht

vi → bestehen; (work, memories also) → Bestand haben

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endure [ɪnˈdjʊəʳ]

1. vt → sopportare
I can't endure being teased → non sopporto di essere preso in giro

2. vi (friendship, memory, peace) → durare; (book, building) → resistere

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endure [ɪnˈdjʊəʳ]

1. vt → sopportare
I can't endure being teased → non sopporto di essere preso in giro

2. vi (friendship, memory, peace) → durare; (book, building) → resistere

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endure

v endure [inˈdjuə]

1 to bear patiently; to tolerate She endures her troubles bravely; I can endure her rudeness no longer. deurstaan يَتَحَمَّل، يَحْتَمِل издържам snášet udholde; tåle aushalten υπομένω, υποφέρω soportar taluma تحمل کردن sietää supporter לִסבּוֹל सहना podnositi elvisel menahankan, memikul þola sopportare 耐える 견디어 내다 pakęsti paciest menahankan verdragen holde ut, utstå, tåle znosić suportar a suporta терпеть znášať prenesti podnositi uthärda อดทน dayanmak, katlanmak 忍受 терпіти, зносити برداشت کرنا cam chịu 忍受

2 to remain firm; to last You must endure to the end; The memory of her great acting has endured. volstaan, aanhou, uithou يَصْبِر، يِبْقى ثابِتا трая vydržet; trvat fortsætte; holde sig durchhalten, fortdauern αντέχω aguantar, soportar, resistir, persistir vastu pidama پایدار ماندن kestää tenir, durer לָשֵׂאת चलना, जारी रहना izdržati kitart bertahan endast resistere, durare 持ちこたえる 끝까지 버티다 iš(si)laikyti, išlikti izturēt; ilgt bertahan het uithouden, duren holde ut; holde seg, bli stående przetrwać persistir a rezista (în timp) стойко держаться; продолжаться vydržať vztrajati, ostati živ istrajati uthärda, hålla ut, bestå คงอยู่ sürmek, devam etmek 忍耐 тривати باقی رہنا tồn tại 忍耐

adj enˈdurable

(negativeunendurable) able to be borne or tolerated This pain is scarcely endurable. uitstaanbaar, draaglik مُحْتَمَل، قابِل للإحْتِمال издрълив snesitelný udholdelig; til at holde ud erträglich υποφερτός soportable väljakannatatav قابل تحمل siedettävä supportable שֶׁנִיתן לִסבּוֹל सहनीय podnošljiv elviselhető bisa ditahankan þolanlegur sopportabile, tollerabile 耐えられる 견딜 수 있는 pakeliamas paciešams; izturams boleh ditanggung draaglijk utholdelig, til å holde ut możliwy do zniesienia suportável suportabil терпимый znesiteľný znosen izdržljiv uthärdlig, dräglig ที่คงอยู่นาน dayanılabilir, katlanılabilir 可忍受的 стерпний قابل برداشت có thể chịu đựng được 可忍的

n enˈdurance

the power or ability to bear or to last He has amazing (power of) endurance; Her rudeness is beyond endurance; (also adjective ) endurance tests. ontbering, voortduring, verduring, uithouvermoë إحْتِمال издръжливост snesitelnost; vytrvalost(ní) udholdenhed die Ausdauer, das Ertragen αντοχή resistencia, aguante talumisvõime, vastupidavus تحمل kestävyys endurance; de résistance סִבּוֹלֶת @@@סִיבּוֹלֶת$$$ सहन podnošljivost kitartás; állóképesség daya tahan ending, þol, þrek sopportazione, tolleranza 耐久性 인내력, 참을성 ištvermė, atsparumas, kantrumas izturība; pacietība; izturības-; pacietības- daya tahan uithoudingsvermogen utholdenhet, seighet wytrzymałość resistência puterea de a îndura; (de) rezistenţă выносливость znesiteľnosť; vytrvalosť; vytrvalostný vzdržljivost izdržljivost uthållighet การคงอยู่ tahammül, sabır 忍耐力 витривалість; стійкість قوت برداشت khả năng chịu đựng 忍耐力