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endure   (TTS Sound)

The verb endure has 7 senses

• digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up -- (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")


• weather, endure, brave, brave out -- (face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements")


• survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out -- (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?")


• suffer, endure -- (undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom")


• wear, hold out, endure -- (last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years")


• last, endure -- (persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days")


• prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure -- (continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures")