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- pronunciation:
- ihn
dur
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
endures, enduring, endured |
definition 1: |
to bear up under or function in spite of.
Somehow we endured the desert heat.Those prisoners who were unable to endure the punishments perished.- synonyms:
- survive, weather, withstand
- antonyms:
- succumb
- similar words:
- bear, brave, live, outlast, outlive, stand, suffer, sustain, take, undergo
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definition 2: |
to put up with or tolerate.
He endured her criticism for years.They endured living under those conditions because they had no choice.She endured being laughed at because she knew she was right.How can you endure his complaining all the time?- synonyms:
- abide, bear, brook, take, tolerate, withstand
- similar words:
- deal with, handle, put up with, stand, stomach, suffer, weather
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related words: |
accept, brook, eat, experience, last, make allowance for, receive, ride out, survive, withstand |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to exist through time; last.
A star endures for billions of years.- synonyms:
- continue, last, persist, survive
- antonyms:
- die, perish, vanish
- similar words:
- abide, exist, linger, live, obtain, prevail, remain, take
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definition 2: |
to bear up under adversity, or to function in spite of it.
The peasants suffered, but they endured.- synonyms:
- persevere, withstand
- antonyms:
- collapse, fade, wither
- similar words:
- obtain, persist, prevail
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related words: |
continue, exist, last, push, rule, stand, stay, stretch, wear |
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