endure 
en·dure (en do̵or′, -dyo̵or′; -in-)
transitive verb -·dured′, -·dur′·ing
- to hold up under (pain, fatigue, etc.); stand; bear; undergo
- to put up with; tolerate
Etymology: ME duren < OFr endurer < LL (Ec) indurare, to harden the heart < LL, to harden, hold out, last < durus, hard: see durable
intransitive verb
- to continue in existence; last; remain
- to bear pain, etc. without flinching; hold out
endure
v.
To continue
persist, remain, last, continue, be long-lived, exist, be, abide, bide, stay, prevail, wear, be timeless, sustain, survive, outlast, superannuate, be left, carry on, stay on, live on, go on, hold on, hang on, keep on, keep going, persevere, linger, outlive, have no end, hold out, wear on, be solid as a rock*, never say die*, go the distance*; see also continue 1.To sustain adversity
suffer, tolerate, bear, allow, permit, support, undergo, stand, sit through, brook, take, withstand, bear with, bear up, bear up under, hold up, accustom oneself to, abide, submit to, be subjected to, put up with, countenance, sustain, go through, pass through, feel, experience, know, meet with, encounter, be patient with, resign oneself, weather, brave, face, survive, cope with, handle, carry on, live through, live out, brace oneself, bear the brunt, stand for*, swallow*, stomach*, eat*, pocket one's pride*, never say die*, not flag*, grin and bear it*, ride out*, stick it out*, sweat it out*, hang on*, hang in there*, pull through*, make one's own bed and lie in it*, take one's punishment*, keep one's chin up*, bite the bullet*, tough it out*.
endure implies a holding up against prolonged pain, distress, etc., and stresses stamina or patience; bear implies a putting up with something that distresses, annoys, pains, etc., without suggesting the way in which one sustains the imposition; suffer suggests passive acceptance of or resignation to that which is painful or unpleasant; tolerate and the more informal stand both imply self-imposed restraint of one's opposition to what is offensive or repugnant; brook, a literary word, is usually used in the negative, suggesting determined refusal to put up with what is distasteful I will brook no interference See also syn. study at continue.
Object
- hardship: Paul says in verse 3: " Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
- suffering: You might ask why anyone would willingly endure suffering.
- agony: His father, who suffered a stroke in 1961 which rendered him speechless, endured the agony in silence.
- humiliation: John Balliol endured humiliation at the hands of Edward.
- privation: For weeks now I have labored in the worst possible conditions, enduring privations that would have broken lesser men.
- persecution: The Lollards had to endure much persecution for heresy.
Preposition: at
- hand: The earthly suffering Christ endured at the hands of persecuting sinners.
Modifying Another Word
- patiently: This is a kind of injustice I cannot patiently endure.
- forever: Let the house of Aaron say: ' His love endures forever ' .
- stoically: I intend to make some adverts encouraging people to look on the bright side and stoically endure misfortune.
- willingly: You might ask why anyone would willingly endure suffering.
- longer: Glastonbury's fame has endured longer than any English sanctuary.
- rather: The location might suggest something modest to be endured rather than enjoyed.
Used with why or when
- when: But this pressure is easier to endure when we are also immersed in important and rewarding work.
- what: Would all the others eat what he has eaten, endured what he has endured?
Present participle complement
- suffer: Now, all our peace in this miserable life is found in humbly enduring suffering rather than in being free from it.
Preposition: from
- generation: His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; his dominion endures from generation to generation.
Preposition: with
- patience: The aim of the gospel is to reassure the faithful in enduring with patience until the End of the World.
Preposition: for
- sake: He was scorned and mocked, but endured all for the sake of the gospel.
The only end of writing is to enable the readers better to enjoy life, or better to endure it.
A strange manner of battle, where one side works by constant motion and ceaseless charges, while the other can but endure passivelyas it standsfixed tothesod.The Norman arrow and sword worked on: in the English ranks the only movement was the dropping of the dead: the living stood motionless.
Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Endure what is difficult to endure and to suffer what is difficult to suffer.
Si la vie est mise¤ rable, elle est pe¤ nible a' supporter; si elle est heureuse, il est horrible de la perdre. L'un revient a' l'autre. If life ismiserable, it is difficultto endure; if it ishappy, it is horrible to lose.They come to the same thing.
Ibelievemanwill not merelyendure, hewill prevail.Heis immortal, not because he, alone among creatures, has an inexhaustible voice but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.
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