Dictionary - endure

Dictionary Results for endure

1. endure - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): digest, stick_out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put_up

Hypernym(s): permit, allow, let, countenance

2. endure - verb

· face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"

Synonym(s): weather, brave, brave_out

Hypernym(s): defy, withstand, hold, hold_up

3. endure - verb

· continue to live and avoid dying; "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?" "One crash victim died, the other lived"

Synonym(s): survive, last, live, live_on, go, hold_up, hold_out

4. endure - verb

· undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"

Synonym(s): suffer

Hypernym(s): experience, see, go_through

5. endure - verb

· last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"

Synonym(s): wear, hold_out

Hypernym(s): last, endure

6. endure - verb

· persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

Synonym(s): last